The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruben Gysler finished 103rd of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:09:48, faster than 89% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 97% of the field across all eight, against 71% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 434 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Ruben Gysler.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 5:00v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:26v median −0:17
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 4:28v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:52v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:42v median −0:15
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:42v median −0:15
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:09v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.