The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Najafi finished 488th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:24:46.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:34. The race faded late: the second half went 2:18 worse 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 9:38Running 1 4:59v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:30v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:26v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 4:29v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:38v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:32v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:38v median −0:19
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 5:38v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.