The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vertti Ruotsalainen & Jenni Ruokolainen finished 518th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:25:49.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:36 quicker than the median and 120th of 718. A harder second half: 4:47 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 10:45Running 1 6:39v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:43v median +0:40
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:53v median +0:42
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 5:51v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 6:07v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 6:01v median +0:45
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 6:02v median +0:46
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 11:12v median +5:05
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.