The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:56 at Helsinki 2026 put David Anderson 672nd of 913 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:06 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 434 athletes who raced both. 2:19 faster than at Bilbao 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:51v median −0:24
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 6:43v median +2:00
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 6:59v median +2:04
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 6:58v median +2:04
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 7:06v median +1:58
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 7:00v median +2:03
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:53v median −0:04
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:51v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.