The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arminas Balnis & Domantas Skikas finished 220th of 252 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Riga 2025, in 1:29:13.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 5:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 7:23, behind 90% of the field.
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 8:35Running 1 4:30v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 6:07v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 7:04v median +1:33
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 7:00v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:59v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 7:03v median +1:18
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Block 07 12:17Running 7 8:58v median +3:15
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Block 08 13:56Running 8 9:52v median +3:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.