The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dominic Ryan won the 45–49 age group at Riga 2026 in 1:07:24, first of 19.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 61% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:22 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Riga gave the field time back: about 1:05 faster than the average race this season, by 149 athletes who raced both. That was 0:31 off the time at Malaga 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:17v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 3:42v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 3:51v median −0:51
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Block 04 6:57Running 4 3:56v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 3:56v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 3:55v median −0:43
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 3:58v median −0:45
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 3:54v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 224
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 224 men who finished.