The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Chen & Ann Lin finished 392nd of 418 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Taipei 2026, in 2:00:06.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 5% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Taipei ran fast: the 191 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:30 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:00Running 1 7:22v median +0:20
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Block 02 9:57Running 2 6:50v median −6:53
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Block 03 14:17Running 3 7:10v median −11:45
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 7:28v median −11:57
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Block 05 14:14Running 5 8:24v median −12:23
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Block 06 11:03Running 6 8:46v median −8:27
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Block 07 16:14Running 7 7:50v median −0:39
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Block 08 17:21Running 8 8:42v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:19
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 113
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 113 mixed teams who finished.