The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:40 at Helsinki 2026 put Teemu Laitinen & Siiri Niemelä 533rd of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:48 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:07 faster than the average race this season, by 275 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:12Running 1 6:42v median +0:56
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:38v median +0:35
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:34v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 5:32v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:37v median +0:19
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:30v median +0:14
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:36v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 6:28v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.