The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mette Hedborg & Aapo Räsänen finished 430th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:20:13.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:09 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 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 9:34Running 1 4:59v median −0:47
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Block 02 9:34Running 2 6:59v median +1:56
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:02v median −0:09
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:55v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:58v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:56v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 5:10v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 6:07v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.