The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tiia Ketola & Riia Haka-Aho finished 759th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:37:09.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:24 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:30, behind 94% of the field.
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 12:30Running 1 7:46v median +1:17
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:51v median +1:10
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 6:57v median +1:09
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 7:10v median +1:22
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:58v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 7:02v median +1:13
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 6:54v median +1:03
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 8:02v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.