The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at Helsinki 2026, Ross McKenzie crossed the line in 1:11:31: 107th of 286 men, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:10 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:37.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 3:35 faster than the average race this season, by 167 athletes who raced both. Ross McKenzie's fastest of 6 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:42v median +0:11
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:07v median +0:04
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:23v median +0:09
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:20v median +0:05
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:25v median +0:05
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:19v median +0:03
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:31v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 5:15v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 286
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 286 men who finished.