The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neil Gallagher finished 469th of 882 men in the Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:29:12.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:26 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:47 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:35 faster at Riga 2026 than at Glasgow 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 5:27v median −0:23
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 7:44v median +2:31
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 6:32v median +0:57
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 6:41v median +1:10
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:42v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:29v median +0:59
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 8:11v median +2:45
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 4:43v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.