The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:22 at Helsinki 2026 put Mark Nieuwenhuis & Simone Barends 162nd of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 77% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:29 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:36Running 1 5:50v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:05v median +0:02
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 5:07v median −0:04
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Block 04 7:17Running 4 5:08v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 5:05v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 5:16v median +0:00
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Block 07 7:26Running 7 5:07v median −0:09
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 5:46v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.