The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Taipei 2025, 銘皓 簡 crossed the line in 1:39:08: 341st of 687 men, faster than 50% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 89% of the field across all eight, against 26% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:17 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 18:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Taipei ran slow: the 375 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:48 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:46v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:25v median −0:56
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:18v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 5:31v median −0:13
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:12v median +0:05
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Block 06 10:50Running 6 8:29v median +2:41
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 7:56v median +2:01
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Block 08 22:01Running 8 15:57v median +8:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.