The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joonas Haapala & Niko Salminen finished 194th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:12:03, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:59 better 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 1:47.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 6:17v median +0:56
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 5:09v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 5:05v median +0:08
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 5:01v median +0:04
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:08v median +0:04
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:54v median −0:06
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Block 07 7:58Running 7 4:57v median −0:06
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Block 08 9:29Running 8 5:22v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.