The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joel Williams finished 783rd of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:41:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:28 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:43 faster at Helsinki 2026 than at Oslo 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:18Running 1 5:35v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:55v median +0:12
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 5:11v median +0:16
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 5:29v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:38v median +0:30
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 5:33v median +0:36
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Block 07 12:47Running 7 5:52v median +0:55
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Block 08 18:24Running 8 7:14v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.