The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alessandro Gemelli finished 272nd of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:17:15, faster than 70% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:54 on the median. A harder second half: 1:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:36 faster at Helsinki 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 4:40v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:23v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:38v median −0:17
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 4:38v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:01v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:46v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:51v median −0:06
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 6:08v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.