The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Erickson finished 743rd of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:38:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:56 behind the median. 10:44 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 9:47Running 1 5:12v median −0:03
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 6:52v median +2:09
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 5:07v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 5:04v median +0:10
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:30v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:16v median +0:19
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 4:55v median −0:02
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Block 08 17:03Running 8 6:25v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:44
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.