The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ville Hellman at Helsinki 2026: 1:06:34, 56th of 913 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 76% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:27, ahead of 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:49v median −1:26
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:23v median −1:20
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 3:36v median −1:19
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 3:46v median −1:08
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:55v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:49v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 3:52v median −1:05
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 4:27v median −1:33
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.