The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mari-Liis Oja & Erik Plaan finished 469th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:22:12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:13. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Helsinki ran fast: the 275 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 6:03v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:14v median +0:11
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:06v median −0:05
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:07v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:12v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:08v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:05v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 6:00v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.