The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Walsh finished 839th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:52:11.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:48. A harder second half: 4:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:24, behind 89% of the field.
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 11:53Running 1 6:38v median +1:23
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:56v median +1:13
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:57v median +1:02
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Block 04 15:30Running 4 6:04v median +1:10
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:24v median +1:16
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:13v median +1:16
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Block 07 13:25Running 7 6:25v median +1:28
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Block 08 20:46Running 8 8:16v median +2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.