The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Taieb & Mickael Bouhassira finished 337th of 423 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Riga 2026, in 1:26:30.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. A harder second half: 3:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:30 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:52Running 1 6:23v median +0:39
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:32v median +0:21
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:46v median +0:14
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 5:35v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:41v median +0:08
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:00v median +0:35
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 6:10v median +0:45
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Block 08 11:36Running 8 5:46v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.