The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Taipei 2025, Thomas Couture crossed the line in 1:21:09: 112th of 687 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:43 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Taipei ran slow: the 375 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:48 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:55Running 1 5:06v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:10v median −1:11
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 4:09v median −1:28
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 4:12v median −1:32
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:25v median −1:42
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:20v median −1:28
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:16v median −1:39
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Block 08 11:36Running 8 5:24v median −2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.