The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Taipei 2025, Gerald Lai & Jon Ho crossed the line in 1:18:28: 87th of 302 men's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:35 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Taipei cost the whole field time: about 4:40 more than the average race this season, going by 170 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 6:20v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:00v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:32v median −0:06
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:28v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:28v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:27v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:30v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 6:16v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 301
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 301 men's teams who finished.