The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:09 at Taipei 2025 put Vita Cheng & Vivian Chen 56th of 282 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:08. A harder second half: 3:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Taipei cost the whole field time: about 1:55 more than the average race this season, going by 133 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:16Running 1 5:57v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:52v median −0:52
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 4:46v median −1:14
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 4:43v median −1:19
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 4:52v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:58v median −1:08
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 4:55v median −1:21
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 6:40v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 279
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 279 mixed teams who finished.