The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:27 at Riga 2026 put Martin Puumalainen on the age-group podium: 3rd of 13 in the 50–54 age group.
The wall balls were the standout, 0:52 quicker than the median and 60th of 226. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:39 behind the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Riga gained about 1:05. That was 3:17 off the time at Stockholm 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:52v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:04v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:13v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 4:12v median −0:28
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:14v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:17v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 4:20v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 4:12v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.