The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, Erkki Puolanne & Antti Kuosmanen crossed the line in 1:08:56: 141st of 431 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:45Running 1 4:48v median −0:33
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:12v median −0:32
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 4:38v median −0:19
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 4:44v median −0:13
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:58v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:59v median −0:01
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:03v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 5:39v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.