The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martina Collin & Josefin Björklund finished 699th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:34:11.
The runs carried this race: faster than 41% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 6% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:11. A harder second half: 3:48 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 10:52Running 1 6:01v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:58v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 5:53v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 6:03v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 6:17v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:13v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:58v median +0:07
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 7:49v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.