The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:10 at Taipei 2025 put Rafael Gonzalez Cabello on the age-group podium: 3rd of 115 in the 40–44 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:19, was faster than 93% of the field.
Taipei ran slow: the 375 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:48 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 6:30 on Manchester 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:36v median −1:10
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 3:40v median −1:41
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Block 03 8:17Running 3 3:46v median −1:51
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 3:46v median −1:58
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:05v median −2:02
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:44v median −2:04
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 3:57v median −1:58
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 4:36v median −2:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 678
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 678 men who finished.