The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tyler Spence won the Open division at Helsinki 2026 in 56:37, first of 913 men.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:16 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:07 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:11, was faster than 99% of the field.
Helsinki ran fast: the 434 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:49 quicker here than at their other races. Tyler Spence's fastest of 7 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:52v median −1:23
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Block 02 5:15Running 2 3:26v median −1:17
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Block 03 6:37Running 3 3:34v median −1:21
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Block 04 6:12Running 4 3:33v median −1:21
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Block 05 7:31Running 5 3:34v median −1:34
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Block 06 5:10Running 6 3:39v median −1:18
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Block 07 6:15Running 7 3:35v median −1:22
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Block 08 7:44Running 8 4:18v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 911
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 911 men who finished.