The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Taipei 2025, Sam Lecornu crossed the line in 1:31:26: 238th of 687 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Taipei. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:48.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 5:33v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:33v median −0:48
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 4:37v median −1:00
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 4:41v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 4:53v median −1:14
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:51v median −0:57
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 4:54v median −1:01
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Block 08 17:21Running 8 6:29v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.