The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Helsinki 2026, Matt Grundy crossed the line in 1:13:00: 161st of 913 men, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:18 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:40. Time in the roxzone, 4:49, 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 8:46Running 1 4:40v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:43v median +1:00
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 4:05v median −0:50
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:04v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:19v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:20v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 4:09v median −0:48
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 5:04v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.