The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luis Mendez finished 455th of 882 men in the Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:28:41.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:07 quicker than the median and 163rd of 882. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:07 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:32 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:47Running 1 5:00v median −0:50
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:53v median +0:40
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 6:19v median +0:44
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:24v median +0:53
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:16v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:05v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 6:04v median +0:38
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 4:22v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.