The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacob Theisinger finished 96th of 882 men in the Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:09:40, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:41 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:50, was faster than 89% of the field.
That was 2:10 off the time at Birmingham 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:24v median −1:26
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:02v median −1:11
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 4:08v median −1:27
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:00v median −1:31
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:16v median −1:18
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:20v median −1:10
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 4:10v median −1:16
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 4:00v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:50
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 869
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 869 men who finished.