The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jean Baptiste Blondel finished 655th of 882 men in the Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:39:31.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:07 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:52Running 1 6:31v median +0:41
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 7:32v median +2:19
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 7:58v median +2:23
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 7:34v median +2:03
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 7:54v median +2:20
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:05v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 5:54v median +0:28
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 6:06v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.