The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:58 at Helsinki 2026 put Christian Duusbendtsen & Saad Alddin Alderi 277th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:53. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 1:47 faster than the average race this season, by 167 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:56Running 1 5:35v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 6:33v median +1:49
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 4:37v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:51v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:57v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:50v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:50v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 6:00v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.