The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mika Laine & Aku Kähkönen finished 333rd of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:23:01.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:06 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:01 better 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 8:35Running 1 4:54v median −0:27
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 6:23v median +1:39
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:57v median +2:00
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 7:07v median +2:10
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 7:12v median +2:08
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 7:16v median +2:16
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:59v median −0:04
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 5:20v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.