The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, Charlotta Wallenius & Marika Laaksonen crossed the line in 1:23:24: 432nd of 904 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:42 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:58Running 1 6:16v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:22v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:29v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 5:32v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:44v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:42v median −0:07
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 5:43v median −0:08
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Block 08 11:21Running 8 6:38v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.