The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Roche finished 888th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 2:08:55.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 9:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:06, behind 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:18Running 1 6:34v median +1:19
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:55v median +1:12
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:51v median +0:56
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Block 04 17:41Running 4 6:07v median +1:13
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Block 05 13:15Running 5 7:38v median +2:30
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 7:27v median +2:30
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Block 07 14:28Running 7 7:34v median +2:37
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Block 08 27:34Running 8 10:58v median +4:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:06
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.