The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mohamed Massoud finished 810th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:45:37.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:33, behind 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 4:54v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 6:43v median +2:00
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Block 03 13:09Running 3 8:34v median +3:39
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 7:55v median +3:01
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Block 05 13:05Running 5 7:55v median +2:47
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Block 06 11:56Running 6 9:52v median +4:55
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 5:19v median +0:22
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 6:19v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:33
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.