The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Taipei 2026, Dries Vande Verre & Hei Yan Helen Hui crossed the line in 1:27:50: 99th of 200 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:34 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 8:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:06Running 1 6:20v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:40v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 5:13v median −0:27
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Block 04 12:30Running 4 6:18v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:48v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:33v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:14v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 5:34v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.