The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Taipei 2025, John Hermes & Mincong Wu crossed the line in 1:19:21: 57th of 282 mixed teams, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:23, was faster than 92% of the field.
This was a slow day in Taipei. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:29v median −1:09
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:32v median −1:12
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:59v median −1:01
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:52v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:52v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 5:06v median −1:00
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 5:21v median −0:55
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:43v median −1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.