The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, Camilla Lykke Helmbæk & Christoffer Helmbæk Nielsen crossed the line in 1:14:18: 282nd of 718 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:52 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better 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 10:00Running 1 5:55v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 5:19v median +0:08
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 5:23v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:17v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:17v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 5:06v median −0:10
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 6:11v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.