The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthias Hoffmann finished 126th of 687 men in the Open division at Taipei 2025, in 1:21:47, faster than 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 65% on the stations. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:47 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Taipei. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:48. 11:47 slower than at Hong Kong 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 4:15v median −1:31
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 3:53v median −1:28
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 4:43v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 4:21v median −1:23
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:44v median −1:23
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:35v median −1:13
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 4:40v median −1:15
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 5:48v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.