The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michael Galsworthy & Niamh Fitzgerald at Helsinki 2026: 58:01, 25th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:12 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:16, was faster than 98% of the field.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:07 faster than the average race this season, by 275 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 4:05v median −1:41
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Block 02 5:03Running 2 3:43v median −1:20
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Block 03 6:24Running 3 3:50v median −1:21
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Block 04 6:03Running 4 3:53v median −1:19
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 4:00v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:57v median −1:19
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Block 07 6:38Running 7 4:00v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:42Running 8 4:37v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:16
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 718
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 718 mixed teams who finished.