The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:42 at Helsinki 2026 put Steven Cook 759th of 913 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:03 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:17. A harder second half: 1:22 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. 2:09 faster than at Birmingham 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:24Running 1 6:20v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:38v median +0:55
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:58v median +1:03
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Block 04 14:41Running 4 6:11v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:15v median +1:07
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 6:16v median +1:19
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Block 07 13:05Running 7 6:29v median +1:32
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 7:40v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.