The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Riga 2026, Beate Melbarde crossed the line in 1:27:43: 128th of 377 women, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 60% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:19 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Riga 2026 and Riga 2025 were 9:05 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 11:02Running 1 6:02v median −0:29
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 6:10v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 6:14v median +0:05
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 6:19v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:53v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:51v median −0:08
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 4:59v median −1:00
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 5:22v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 373
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 373 women who finished.