The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Tsz fu Lau & HON WING LEE at Taipei 2026: 1:03:40, 25th of 245 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:37, was faster than 94% 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 8:44Running 1 4:24v median −1:32
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:47v median −1:32
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 3:51v median −1:49
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Block 04 7:11Running 4 4:09v median −1:32
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 4:03v median −1:51
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 3:57v median −1:46
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:04v median −1:46
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:04v median −2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
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.