The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Maxime Balderacchi at Helsinki 2026: 1:09:16, 92nd of 913 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:35 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 434 athletes who raced both. Maxime Balderacchi's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:25v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:02v median −0:41
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:12v median −0:43
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:11v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:20v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:20v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:20v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:54v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.