The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:04:46 at Helsinki 2026 put Wilfrid Normand on the age-group podium: 3rd of 43 in the 50–54 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:42, ahead of 96% 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. 1:07 slower than at Bordeaux 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:12v median −1:03
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:39v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 3:50v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 3:53v median −1:01
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 3:53v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:17Running 6 3:48v median −1:09
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 3:51v median −1:06
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Block 08 8:45Running 8 4:36v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.