The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthys Kool & Rik Van Den Biggelaar finished 410th of 431 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:37:46.
The stations carried this race: faster than 28% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. A harder second half: 8:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:38, behind 95% 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 10:07Running 1 6:06v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:56v median +1:12
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 6:37v median +1:40
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 6:43v median +1:46
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 7:08v median +2:04
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 7:04v median +2:04
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 7:08v median +2:05
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Block 08 18:24Running 8 13:17v median +7:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.