The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Hughes finished 552nd of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:27:03.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:28 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:09 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. 5:41 faster than at Madrid 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:13v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:01v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 4:57v median +0:02
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 5:24v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:35v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:13v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 5:13v median +0:16
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 6:33v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:09
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.