The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Flannery finished 861st of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:57:00.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:48. A harder second half: 8:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:55 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 11:06Running 1 6:08v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:16v median +0:33
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 5:42v median +0:47
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Block 04 15:06Running 4 6:06v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 5:54v median +0:46
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Block 06 12:37Running 6 8:54v median +3:57
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Block 07 15:02Running 7 5:47v median +0:50
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Block 08 19:34Running 8 7:04v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:55
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.