The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Taavi Libe finished 450th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:23:16, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:54 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Helsinki ran fast: the 434 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:49 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:03v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:24v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:22v median −0:33
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 4:34v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:34v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:29v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 4:17v median −0:40
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 5:22v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.