The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laura Kilpeläinen & Essi Saarinen finished 595th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:28:49.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:32 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 12:03Running 1 7:22v median +0:53
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Block 02 10:59Running 2 9:25v median +3:44
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 6:16v median +0:28
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 6:22v median +0:34
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:58v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:51v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 6:05v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 7:18v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.