The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Balsamo finished 423rd of 440 men in the Open division at Riga 2025, in 1:59:42.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:20, behind 97% of the field.
The field ran 1:28 slower at Riga 2025 than at Warsaw 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:00v median +0:55
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Block 02 10:04Running 2 6:54v median +1:49
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Block 03 15:38Running 3 7:20v median +1:55
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Block 04 15:55Running 4 7:36v median +2:07
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Block 05 12:41Running 5 7:34v median +1:52
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Block 06 10:29Running 6 7:15v median +1:41
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Block 07 14:24Running 7 7:50v median +2:19
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Block 08 20:25Running 8 8:54v median +2:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 440
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 440 men who finished.