The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Nilges finished 829th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:50:19.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:02 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:01, behind 99% of the field.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:49 faster than the average race this season, by 434 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:25v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:41v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:15v median +0:20
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Block 04 14:15Running 4 5:39v median +0:45
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:34v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 5:47v median +0:50
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:57v median +1:00
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Block 08 25:57Running 8 11:13v median +5:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:01
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.