The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:30 at Helsinki 2026 put Nicholas Browne 224th of 913 men in the Open division, ahead of 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 434 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:36v median −1:39
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Block 02 5:18Running 2 3:13v median −1:30
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 3:46v median −1:09
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 3:29v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:06Running 5 3:42v median −1:26
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 3:27v median −1:30
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 3:31v median −1:26
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Block 08 16:41Running 8 4:12v median −1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.