The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, Heli Äijälä & Jenni Sillanpää crossed the line in 1:12:25: 98th of 904 women's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:36, was faster than 94% 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 10:21Running 1 5:41v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:48v median −0:53
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:43v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:39v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:38v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:45v median −1:04
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:37v median −1:14
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 5:26v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.