The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacob Ng & Sampson Li finished 147th of 245 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Taipei 2026, in 1:28:30.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:43 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Taipei ran fast: the 202 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:40 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:29v median −0:27
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:13v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:09v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:25v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:42v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:34v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 5:45v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 5:57v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:58
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.