The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Naoya Inoue finished in the top 10% of the field at Taipei 2025, in 1:16:25 for 69th of 687 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:21, ahead of 93% of the field.
Taipei cost the whole field time: about 2:48 more than the average race this season, going by 375 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:31v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:51v median −1:30
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 4:13v median −1:24
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 6:16v median +0:32
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:22v median −1:45
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:07v median −1:41
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Block 07 7:41Running 7 4:19v median −1:36
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 5:26v median −2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.