The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Rose finished 685th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:34:30.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:49. 38:31 slower than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:36v median −0:39
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 6:01v median +1:18
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 6:05v median +1:10
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 6:14v median +1:20
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:25v median +1:17
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:06v median +1:09
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 6:15v median +1:18
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 6:59v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.