The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lassi Sirén finished 595th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:29:07.
The runs carried this race: faster than 47% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 3:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 434 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 5:06v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:43v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:21v median +0:26
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 5:01v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:09v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:09v median +0:12
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Block 07 13:27Running 7 5:21v median +0:24
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 5:59v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.