The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul McNally & Kyle Goucher Rogers finished 177th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:11:25, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:59Running 1 4:50v median −0:31
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:15v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:38v median −0:19
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:39v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:56v median −0:08
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 5:00v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:13v median +0:10
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:33v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.