The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, Anna-Sofia Lassila & Kristiina Shramchuk crossed the line in 1:16:43: 195th of 904 women's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:01, was faster than 86% 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 9:21Running 1 4:49v median −1:40
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:46v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:10v median −0:38
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 5:14v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:42v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 5:24v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:30v median −0:21
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 6:28v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.