The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:28 at Helsinki 2026 put Ben Burke 742nd of 913 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:21 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Helsinki ran fast: the 434 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:49 quicker here than at their other races. Ben Burke's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:42Running 1 7:16v median +2:01
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 5:57v median +1:14
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:00v median +1:05
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Block 04 11:51Running 4 5:59v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:00v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:49v median +0:52
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Block 07 12:25Running 7 6:08v median +1:11
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 6:21v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
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.