The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rachid El Karouni finished 882nd of 882 men in the Open division at Riga 2026, in 2:51:03.
The wall balls cost the most time: 7:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 15:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:09, behind 97% of the field.
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 13:00Running 1 7:40v median +1:50
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Block 02 15:01Running 2 9:31v median +4:18
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Block 03 18:04Running 3 11:06v median +5:31
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Block 04 22:48Running 4 11:40v median +6:09
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Block 05 18:47Running 5 13:20v median +7:46
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Block 06 16:25Running 6 13:28v median +7:58
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Block 07 23:31Running 7 13:10v median +7:44
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Block 08 29:29Running 8 15:16v median +9:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:09
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.