The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hamish Reading & Batian Thorpe finished 55th of 252 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Riga 2025, in 1:07:25, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:46 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Riga ran slow: the 160 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:30 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:36v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 6:00v median +0:48
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:48v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:50v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:43v median −1:12
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:31v median −1:14
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:26v median −1:17
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 4:49v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 252
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 252 men's teams who finished.