The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthieu Génion finished in the top 10% of the field at Helsinki 2026, in 1:05:00 for 43rd of 913 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:57 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:59, was faster than 93% 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. Matthieu Génion's fastest of 6 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:51v median −1:24
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Block 02 5:27Running 2 3:40v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 4:01v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 3:57v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:56v median −1:12
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 3:54v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 3:55v median −1:02
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 4:27v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.