The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:07 at Helsinki 2026 put Leon Ferguson & Paul Ferguson 379th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:59Running 1 5:58v median +0:37
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:52v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 7:23v median +2:26
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 7:35v median +2:38
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 8:31v median +3:27
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 7:36v median +2:36
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Block 07 11:27Running 7 8:02v median +2:59
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:28v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.