The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bas Van Nijnatten finished 791st of 882 men in the Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:53:30.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:26. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 1:22 slower at Riga 2026 than at Mechelen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:39Running 1 7:50v median +2:00
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Block 02 11:17Running 2 8:30v median +3:17
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 6:44v median +1:09
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Block 04 15:51Running 4 6:47v median +1:16
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:54v median +1:20
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Block 06 9:35Running 6 6:58v median +1:28
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Block 07 13:58Running 7 6:52v median +1:26
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Block 08 18:13Running 8 9:26v median +4:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.