The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Meeri Lehtimäki & Kasper Kirjavainen finished 635th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:35:02.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:45. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:57Running 1 7:31v median +1:45
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Block 02 10:46Running 2 8:42v median +3:39
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 8:30v median +3:19
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 7:59v median +2:47
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:55v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:52v median +0:36
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 8:32v median +3:16
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:50v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.