The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Herman Vähäkangas & Roosa Lappalainen finished 287th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:14:30, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:05 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:22 worse 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 9:25Running 1 5:16v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:40v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:27Running 3 4:57v median −0:14
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:44v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:53v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:55v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:46v median −0:30
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 5:20v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.