The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hansong Qu finished 336th of 687 men in the Open division at Taipei 2025, in 1:38:48, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:42 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:26 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 10:33Running 1 5:40v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 4:47v median −0:34
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:16v median −0:21
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Block 04 12:49Running 4 5:13v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:29v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:15v median −0:33
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 5:13v median −0:42
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Block 08 15:44Running 8 7:12v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:38
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.