The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Schnell finished 455th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:23:26, faster than 50% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:47 ahead of the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:19.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 434 athletes who raced both. 1:48 faster than at Verona 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 5:13v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:50v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:11v median +0:16
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:29v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:41v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:24v median +0:27
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 5:24v median +0:27
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Block 08 14:01Running 8 7:14v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.