The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:31 at Helsinki 2026 put Christian Hermelin & Maria Hermelin 459th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:22Running 1 5:52v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:00v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:05v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:10v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:03v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:08v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:15v median −0:01
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Block 08 11:29Running 8 6:13v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.