The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Markus Rössel finished 283rd of 882 men in the Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:20:58, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:28 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:43 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:09 faster at Riga 2026 than at Stockholm 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:01Running 1 4:37v median −1:13
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:13v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:25v median −0:10
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:07v median −1:24
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:16v median −1:18
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:12v median −1:18
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 4:06v median −1:20
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Block 08 12:18Running 8 4:12v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:08
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.