The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Xu & Cc Zhang finished 397th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:32:18.
The stations carried this race: faster than 29% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:08 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 10:02Running 1 5:44v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 6:27v median +1:43
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 7:02v median +2:05
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 7:22v median +2:25
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 7:23v median +2:19
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:58v median +1:58
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 6:45v median +1:42
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 8:39v median +2:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.