The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Helsinki 2026, Ben Roworth crossed the line in 1:13:52: 191st of 913 men, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:17, was faster than 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:49. Ben Roworth's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:25v median −0:50
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:48v median −0:55
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:17v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:13v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:26v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 4:22v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:13v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 5:08v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.