The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Orazio Sassano finished 542nd of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:26:42.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:31 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Helsinki ran fast: the 434 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:49 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Orazio Sassano.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:31Running 1 6:00v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:56v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 4:56v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 4:50v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:40v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:40v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 4:40v median −0:17
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 6:05v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.