The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alfons Björk & Max Grönqvist finished 365th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:27:37.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 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 10:05Running 1 5:39v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:48v median +1:04
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 6:38v median +1:41
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 6:59v median +2:02
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:57v median +1:53
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 6:27v median +1:27
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 6:59v median +1:56
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 7:47v median +1:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.