The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Marek Kovář at Helsinki 2026: 1:04:34, 38th of 913 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:25 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:56 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:27, ahead of 98% 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Marek Kovář.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:53v median −1:22
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:34v median −1:09
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 3:49v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 3:48v median −1:06
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Block 05 8:11Running 5 3:50v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:11Running 6 3:40v median −1:17
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 3:45v median −1:12
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Block 08 9:58Running 8 4:41v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
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.