The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Siv Wølner & Trude Westin at Helsinki 2026: 1:12:14, 95th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:59, ahead of 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:05v median −1:24
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:21v median −1:20
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:27v median −1:21
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 4:29v median −1:19
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 4:44v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:43v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:45v median −1:06
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:37v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.