The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anders Christiansen finished 551st of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:27:02.
A station race more than a running one: 59% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:08 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:12 better against the middle of the field 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 10:12Running 1 5:57v median +0:42
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 7:03v median +2:20
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 7:16v median +2:21
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 5:01v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 5:20v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:00v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 4:53v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:56Running 8 6:04v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.