The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Grufstedt & Elsa Grufstedt finished 477th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:22:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:54 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:50Running 1 5:34v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:58v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 5:02v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:08v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:10v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:13v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:19v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 6:15v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.