The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Helsinki 2026, Oscar Mattsson crossed the line in 1:22:30: 427th of 913 men, faster than 53% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:55 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 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 9:18Running 1 4:54v median −0:21
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Block 02 10:29Running 2 7:51v median +3:08
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:47v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 4:38v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:04v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:54v median −0:03
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:57v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 6:11v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.