The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:40 at Riga 2026 put Paddy Willis 584th of 882 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Riga 2026 and Vienna 2026 were 1:39 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 10:29Running 1 5:58v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:43v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:19v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 5:08v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:21v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:20v median −0:10
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Block 07 13:21Running 7 5:13v median −0:13
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Block 08 16:30Running 8 5:46v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.