The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liisa Piirainen & Santeri Valjus finished 440th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:20:37.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 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 11:30Running 1 7:02v median +1:16
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 7:40v median +2:37
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 5:16v median +0:05
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 5:19v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:47v median +0:29
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:18v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 5:31v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 6:26v median +0:19
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.