The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Barry Whelan finished 147th of 226 men in the Pro division at Riga 2026, in 1:21:18.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:22 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Riga ran fast: the 149 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:05 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:03Running 1 5:45v median +0:49
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:04v median +0:43
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:12v median +0:30
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 5:07v median +0:27
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 5:05v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:00v median +0:22
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 5:20v median +0:37
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 5:08v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:58
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.