The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Juho Väkeväinen finished 599th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:29:21.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. 8:54 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 11:17Running 1 6:22v median +1:07
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:36v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:43v median +0:48
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 5:31v median +0:37
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:40v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:29v median +0:32
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 5:37v median +0:40
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 6:53v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.