The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matisse Manin & James Maher finished in the top 10% of the field at Taipei 2026, in 53:15 for 4th of 245 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:50 quicker than the median and 5th of 245. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:53, was faster than 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Taipei gained about 1:40.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 4:02v median −1:54
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Block 02 4:54Running 2 3:33v median −1:46
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Block 03 5:46Running 3 3:38v median −2:02
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Block 04 5:57Running 4 3:37v median −2:04
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Block 05 7:30Running 5 3:38v median −2:16
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Block 06 4:47Running 6 3:36v median −2:07
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Block 07 5:48Running 7 3:39v median −2:11
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Block 08 7:08Running 8 3:32v median −2:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:53
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 242
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 242 men's teams who finished.