The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilari Koiso-Virtanen finished 183rd of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:13:33, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 66% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:00 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:37 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:10Running 1 5:33v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:43v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:46v median −0:09
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:31v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:43v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:23v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 4:30v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 5:30v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.