The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sara Alanen & Tinka Virtanen finished 602nd of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:29:06.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:16 of the median.
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 10:11Running 1 5:41v median −0:48
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 7:09v median +1:28
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 7:10v median +1:22
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 7:18v median +1:30
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 7:21v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 7:19v median +1:30
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 7:15v median +1:24
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 5:54v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.