The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:38 at Helsinki 2026 put Anu Paavola & Katja Kääriä 776th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 32% of the field beaten on the runs, 4% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:19. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:48Running 1 7:11v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:59v median +0:18
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 6:06v median +0:18
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 5:56v median +0:08
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:24v median +0:32
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:21v median +0:32
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 6:31v median +0:40
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Block 08 13:43Running 8 7:46v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.