The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonna Valkeinen & Silja Nurmi-Halonen finished 720th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:34:50.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:25 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:37 better against the middle of the field 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 12:35Running 1 8:05v median +1:36
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 6:53v median +1:12
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 6:53v median +1:05
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 6:47v median +0:59
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:50v median +0:58
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:57v median +1:08
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 7:05v median +1:14
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 8:06v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.