The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:59 at Helsinki 2026 put Ollie Hoad 473rd of 913 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:25Running 1 4:53v median −0:22
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:03v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:18v median −0:37
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 4:17v median −0:37
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:46v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:33v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 4:41v median −0:16
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 5:43v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
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.