The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tero Toivonen & Viktor Saavola finished 375th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:28:42.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:46. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:46 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Helsinki ran fast: the 167 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:47 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 6:18v median +0:57
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:30v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:53v median +0:56
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 6:34v median +1:37
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 6:30v median +1:26
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 6:05v median +1:05
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 6:11v median +1:08
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 6:26v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.