The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Taipei 2025, Daniel Anthony crossed the line in 1:34:52: 284th of 687 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 7:16 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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
-
Block 01 10:45Running 1 5:39v median −0:07
-
Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:43v median −0:38
-
Block 03 12:32Running 3 5:15v median −0:22
-
Block 04 10:05Running 4 5:04v median −0:40
-
Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:05v median −1:02
-
Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:02v median −0:46
-
Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:50v median −1:05
-
Block 08 20:10Running 8 5:59v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
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.