The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ville Vaahtovirta finished 774th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:41:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 4:27 behind the median.
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 10:38Running 1 5:26v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:50v median +0:07
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Block 03 13:51Running 3 5:03v median +0:08
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 5:34v median +0:40
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:25v median +0:17
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 4:53v median −0:04
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 4:53v median −0:04
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Block 08 15:08Running 8 6:43v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.