The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elliott Tate finished 727th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:37:06.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:59 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:16Running 1 4:37v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:20v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:36v median −0:19
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Block 04 15:07Running 4 4:49v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:10v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 4:46v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 4:56v median −0:01
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Block 08 19:07Running 8 6:26v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.