The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, Thibault Alnet & Varvara Smetannikova crossed the line in 1:16:25: 339th of 718 mixed teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:46 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:34 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:10Running 1 5:49v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:58v median −0:05
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Block 03 7:42Running 3 5:03v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 5:07v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 5:19v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:19v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:00v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 5:45v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.