The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karl-Martin Karnö & Fabian Wiedemann finished 402nd of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:35:21.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:37 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 1:47.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:50Running 1 6:35v median +1:14
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 6:18v median +1:34
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 6:57v median +2:00
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 7:32v median +2:35
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 7:36v median +2:32
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 7:11v median +2:11
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 6:52v median +1:49
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 8:18v median +2:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:37
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.