The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sami Villikka finished 647th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:31:56.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:17 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 7:22 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:19Running 1 6:30v median +1:15
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:24v median +0:41
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:39v median +0:44
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Block 04 15:25Running 4 10:09v median +5:15
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:46v median +0:38
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:24v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:35v median +0:38
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 6:41v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.