The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Owolabi finished 900th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 2:19:03.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 7:46 slower than the median. A harder second half: 14:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:14 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 12:03Running 1 7:16v median +2:01
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Block 02 14:15Running 2 11:08v median +6:25
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 6:53v median +1:58
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Block 04 17:42Running 4 7:26v median +2:32
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Block 05 14:04Running 5 8:23v median +3:15
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Block 06 11:01Running 6 8:28v median +3:31
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Block 07 21:23Running 7 8:41v median +3:44
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Block 08 25:45Running 8 13:28v median +7:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:14
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.