The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Neea Huuskonen & Pekka Matikainen finished 500th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:24:24.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:15Running 1 6:53v median +1:07
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 6:01v median +0:58
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 6:00v median +0:49
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 6:01v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 6:12v median +0:54
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:57v median +0:41
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:59v median +0:43
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 6:50v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.