The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Markus Barger finished 539th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:26:32.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:52 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:10 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 10:14Running 1 5:27v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:41v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:56v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:54v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:31v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:02v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 5:05v median +0:08
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 6:23v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.