The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, James Reisner-Watkins & Matthew Staniforth crossed the line in 1:13:32: 213th of 431 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:53 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:04Running 1 5:05v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:37v median −0:07
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 4:52v median −0:05
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 4:57v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 5:08v median +0:04
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:03v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 4:54v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 5:48v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.