The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kelli Smith & Katarzyna Janusz finished in the top 10% of the field at Helsinki 2026, in 1:01:14 for 2nd of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:51 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:31, was faster than 99% of the field.
Helsinki ran fast: the 250 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:00v median −2:29
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Block 02 5:18Running 2 3:44v median −1:57
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Block 03 7:19Running 3 3:47v median −2:01
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Block 04 7:19Running 4 3:50v median −1:58
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:43v median −2:09
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Block 06 5:13Running 6 3:44v median −2:05
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Block 07 6:32Running 7 3:51v median −2:00
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Block 08 8:03Running 8 4:15v median −2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:31
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 904
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 904 women's teams who finished.