The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Helsinki 2026, Niklas Björk crossed the line in 1:18:29: 312th of 913 men, faster than 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 4:50 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:58Running 1 5:13v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:57v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 5:02v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 5:03v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:25v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:20v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:13v median +0:16
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Block 08 8:35Running 8 6:43v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.