The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Claus Nielsen finished 728th of 882 men in the Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:45:01.
The runs carried this race: faster than 33% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 11% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 11:45Running 1 6:59v median +1:09
-
Block 02 9:06Running 2 5:39v median +0:26
-
Block 03 10:57Running 3 5:41v median +0:06
-
Block 04 15:09Running 4 5:47v median +0:16
-
Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:03v median +0:29
-
Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:12v median +0:42
-
Block 07 14:09Running 7 6:07v median +0:41
-
Block 08 15:19Running 8 6:09v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.