The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oleh Papusha finished 191st of 226 men in the Pro division at Riga 2026, in 1:32:40.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:30. Stronger after halfway: 8:42 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Riga gained about 1:05. 11:22 slower than at Vancouver 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:43Running 1 8:25v median +3:29
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Block 02 10:59Running 2 5:50v median +1:29
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Block 03 12:19Running 3 6:56v median +2:14
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 6:26v median +1:46
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:17v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:08v median +0:30
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:51v median +0:08
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 6:44v median +2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.