The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Damien Martin & Philippe Floris at Helsinki 2026: 1:00:49, 30th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:49 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Helsinki ran fast: the 167 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:47 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:26v median −0:55
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 3:43v median −1:01
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Block 03 7:08Running 3 3:50v median −1:07
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Block 04 6:04Running 4 3:48v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 3:55v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:13Running 6 3:52v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 3:56v median −1:07
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Block 08 8:07Running 8 4:29v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 431
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 431 men's teams who finished.