The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Cobban & Matthew Shiel finished 236th of 423 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:17:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:06 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:52 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 6:04v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:17v median +0:06
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:40v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 5:40v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:38v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:17v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:23v median −0:02
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 5:06v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 421
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 421 men's teams who finished.