The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Boänges finished 292nd of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:17:44, faster than 68% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:55 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:11Running 1 5:00v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 4:25v median −0:18
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:30v median −0:25
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:40v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:56v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:35v median −0:22
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Block 07 14:32Running 7 9:38v median +4:41
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Block 08 10:22Running 8 5:35v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.