The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sami Parkkinen finished 617th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:30:19.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:32 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:44, behind 96% 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 9:57Running 1 5:26v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:52v median +0:09
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 5:00v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:21v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:25v median +0:28
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 5:37v median +0:40
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 6:18v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:44
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.