The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:56:45 at Helsinki 2026 put Niina Vesterinen & Kaisa Sinersalmi 879th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:00 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 13:01Running 1 8:21v median +1:52
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Block 02 11:10Running 2 9:48v median +4:07
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 9:31v median +3:43
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Block 04 14:15Running 4 9:39v median +3:51
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Block 05 14:49Running 5 10:07v median +4:15
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Block 06 11:47Running 6 10:02v median +4:13
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Block 07 14:43Running 7 10:11v median +4:20
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Block 08 16:02Running 8 11:31v median +4:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.