The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joonas Hakala & Elias Hirvaskoski finished 328th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:22:12.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:45 quicker than the median and 43rd of 431. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 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 9:58Running 1 5:49v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:29v median +0:45
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:44v median +0:47
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 6:01v median +1:04
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 6:01v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:21v median +1:21
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 6:17v median +1:14
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 7:37v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.