The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Veronica Merkesdal & Eirik Breisnes finished 545th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:27:17.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:49 behind the median. 8:33 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 10:46Running 1 6:24v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:37v median +0:34
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 5:55v median +0:44
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 6:03v median +0:51
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 6:18v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 6:17v median +1:01
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:22v median +1:06
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 7:43v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.