The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Law finished 337th of 687 men in the Open division at Taipei 2025, in 1:38:53, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:38 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:47 better 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
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:18v median −0:28
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 4:46v median −0:35
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Block 03 16:23Running 3 7:20v median +1:43
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 6:11v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 5:54v median −0:13
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:05v median −0:43
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:20v median −0:35
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 6:31v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.