The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aaron Chen finished 878th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 2:04:18.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:34. The race faded late: the second half went 14:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:05, behind 92% 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 9:47Running 1 5:02v median −0:13
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Block 02 10:35Running 2 7:18v median +2:35
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Block 03 13:54Running 3 8:17v median +3:22
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Block 04 14:16Running 4 8:42v median +3:48
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Block 05 14:38Running 5 9:05v median +3:57
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Block 06 12:19Running 6 9:32v median +4:35
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Block 07 17:05Running 7 11:55v median +6:58
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Block 08 21:47Running 8 11:31v median +5:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:05
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.