The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Johnston finished 733rd of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:37:30.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:39 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:56 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 434 athletes who raced both. John Johnston's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:34v median +0:19
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:06v median +0:23
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:16v median +0:21
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Block 04 14:13Running 4 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:33v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:21v median +0:24
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 5:15v median +0:18
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 6:14v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.