The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Darley won the 50–54 age group at Helsinki 2026 in 1:02:50, first of 43.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:37 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:47, was faster than 96% of the field.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 434 athletes who raced both. Dan Darley's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 4:00v median −1:15
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:33v median −1:10
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Block 03 6:43Running 3 3:42v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 3:45v median −1:09
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Block 05 7:52Running 5 3:49v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:56v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 3:53v median −1:04
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 4:35v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.