The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:13 at Helsinki 2026 put Michael De Smet 702nd of 913 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:53 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 5:00v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:31v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 5:17v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:06v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 4:59v median +0:02
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Block 07 13:20Running 7 5:40v median +0:43
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Block 08 16:09Running 8 5:41v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.