The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Bozza finished 720th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:36:48.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:25 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:20 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. The fastest of 7 finishes in the Open division for John Bozza.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:20Running 1 6:15v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:19v median +0:36
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:12v median +0:17
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:12v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:14v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:10v median +0:13
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 5:18v median +0:21
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Block 08 17:03Running 8 6:56v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.