The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elise Jansson Forsman & Pontus Flink finished 537th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:26:51.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:05 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 15:40Running 1 11:24v median +5:38
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:48v median +0:45
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:44v median +0:33
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 5:43v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 6:03v median +0:45
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:53v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:47v median +0:31
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 6:38v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.