The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hannah Mestenhauser & Nicoletta Christa Mittrach finished 97th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:12:17, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:32 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:07 faster than the average race this season, by 250 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:30v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:29v median −1:12
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:52v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 4:43v median −1:05
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:37v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 4:35v median −1:14
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 4:37v median −1:14
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:21v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:29
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.