The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elli Kylä-Markula & Nella Elers finished 897th of 904 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 2:13:35.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 7:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:26 in the roxzone was slower than 87% 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 12:29Running 1 7:26v median +0:57
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Block 02 13:09Running 2 11:20v median +5:39
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Block 03 16:45Running 3 12:26v median +6:38
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Block 04 15:03Running 4 11:45v median +5:57
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Block 05 18:08Running 5 12:44v median +6:52
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Block 06 13:52Running 6 11:56v median +6:07
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Block 07 16:22Running 7 13:19v median +7:28
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Block 08 18:28Running 8 14:16v median +7:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
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.