The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:48 at Helsinki 2026 put Adrian Purvis & Heidi Vesterinen 553rd of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:32 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:36 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 11:49Running 1 7:25v median +1:39
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 6:23v median +1:20
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 6:30v median +1:19
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 6:34v median +1:22
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:06v median +0:48
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:20v median +1:04
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 6:27v median +1:11
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 7:19v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.