The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eveliina Alatalo & Linda Tiihonen finished 731st of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:35:18.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:44 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 11:03Running 1 6:23v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 6:25v median +0:44
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 7:02v median +1:14
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 7:06v median +1:18
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 7:05v median +1:13
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 7:13v median +1:24
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 7:17v median +1:26
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Block 08 12:38Running 8 8:20v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
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.