The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sean Kelly finished 634th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:31:28.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 5:23v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:47v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:04v median +0:09
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:18v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:31v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:13v median +0:16
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:21v median +0:24
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Block 08 18:06Running 8 11:19v median +5:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.