The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:49:25 at Taipei 2025 put Cheng Hsiang Cheong 680th of 687 men in the Open division.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 11:11. A harder second half: 12:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:14 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
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 11:33Running 1 6:19v median +0:33
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Block 02 13:41Running 2 6:21v median +1:00
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Block 03 25:20Running 3 7:44v median +2:07
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Block 04 20:46Running 4 9:51v median +4:07
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Block 05 16:29Running 5 10:10v median +4:03
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Block 06 17:07Running 6 11:32v median +5:44
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Block 07 22:50Running 7 12:15v median +6:20
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Block 08 26:32Running 8 12:57v median +5:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:14
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.