The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maria Ardila Mejia & Sebastian Ardila Mejia finished 697th of 718 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:48:04.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:30. The race faded late: the second half went 2:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:22 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 12:21Running 1 7:29v median +1:43
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Block 02 10:23Running 2 7:38v median +2:35
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Block 03 12:30Running 3 7:51v median +2:40
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 8:01v median +2:49
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Block 05 13:27Running 5 8:07v median +2:49
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Block 06 10:52Running 6 8:33v median +3:17
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Block 07 13:21Running 7 8:03v median +2:47
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Block 08 14:13Running 8 9:29v median +3:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.