The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Nye finished 88th of 226 men in the Pro division at Riga 2026, in 1:12:40, faster than 61% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:16 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Riga gave the field time back: about 1:05 faster than the average race this season, by 149 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 4:37 on Glasgow 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:06v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:21v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:35v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:36v median −0:04
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:34v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:35v median −0:03
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Block 07 7:55Running 7 4:26v median −0:17
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:18v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
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.