The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helena Korpela & Teemu Salinto finished 690th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:44:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:05 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:46 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
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 13:13Running 1 8:02v median +2:16
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 6:56v median +1:53
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 7:31v median +2:20
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 7:49v median +2:37
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 7:43v median +2:25
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 7:48v median +2:32
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Block 07 13:46Running 7 7:53v median +2:37
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 9:42v median +3:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.