The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:29 at Helsinki 2026 put Gareth Lewis 845th of 913 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:42. A harder second half: 2:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:46, behind 95% 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. That was 31:07 off the time at Cardiff 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 5:12v median −0:03
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 6:56v median +2:13
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Block 03 13:17Running 3 7:30v median +2:35
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Block 04 15:15Running 4 7:43v median +2:49
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Block 05 13:06Running 5 8:01v median +2:53
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Block 06 10:15Running 6 7:56v median +2:59
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Block 07 15:45Running 7 8:07v median +3:10
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Block 08 15:15Running 8 6:44v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:46
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.