The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Derek Hemann finished 393rd of 882 men in the Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:25:31, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:02. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Riga 2026 and Manchester 2026 were 3:23 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:52v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:50v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 5:00v median −0:35
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 4:53v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:57v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:51v median −0:39
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Block 07 12:45Running 7 6:26v median +1:00
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 4:46v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.