The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Helsinki 2026, Elias Liukka crossed the line in 1:09:33: 98th of 913 men, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 4:51, was faster than 95% 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 8:49Running 1 4:23v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 3:52v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 3:46v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 3:45v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 3:51v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:42v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 3:50v median −1:07
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 4:19v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
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.