The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matias Niemelä & Katri Nogelainen finished 404th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:19:05.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better 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 11:01Running 1 6:35v median +0:49
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:34v median +0:31
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Block 03 8:47Running 3 5:37v median +0:26
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 5:36v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:26v median +0:08
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:29v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:26v median +0:10
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 6:03v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
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.