The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, Nicolas Chambraud & Sebastien Mangamal crossed the line in 1:11:26: 178th of 431 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:53 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:02 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 8:15Running 1 4:26v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:16v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 4:27v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:40v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:55v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:03v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:34v median +0:31
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 5:31v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.