The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Nordström finished 179th of 286 men in the Pro division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:17:43.
The runs carried this race: faster than 54% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:24 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 3:35.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:59v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 3:53v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:08v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 4:24v median +0:09
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:37v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:21v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 4:12v median −0:09
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Block 08 14:05Running 8 5:17v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:25
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.