The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:13:48 at Helsinki 2026 put Keven Van Der Velden 894th of 913 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:33. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:49, behind 95% 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 11:44Running 1 6:43v median +1:28
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Block 02 12:19Running 2 8:25v median +3:42
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Block 03 16:54Running 3 10:04v median +5:09
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Block 04 18:05Running 4 9:43v median +4:49
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Block 05 14:48Running 5 9:35v median +4:27
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Block 06 11:24Running 6 8:32v median +3:35
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Block 07 19:01Running 7 9:32v median +4:35
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Block 08 18:53Running 8 8:54v median +2:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:49
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.