The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stig Vermeiren finished 339th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:19:21, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:00 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field 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. Stig Vermeiren's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:24v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:21v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:06v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:03v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:11v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:08v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:02v median −0:55
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 4:55v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.