The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Taipei 2026, Rebecca Chen & Bill Lin crossed the line in 1:14:52: 41st of 200 mixed teams, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Taipei gave the field time back: about 2:30 faster than the average race this season, by 191 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 4:37v median −1:43
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:03v median −1:27
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:24v median −1:16
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Block 04 7:32Running 4 4:26v median −1:19
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:30v median −1:24
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:24v median −1:25
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:34v median −1:19
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 4:31v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 178
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 178 mixed teams who finished.