The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philip Sele finished 907th of 913 men in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 2:33:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 13:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:21 in the roxzone was slower than 98% 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 13:14Running 1 7:49v median +2:34
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Block 02 9:54Running 2 7:07v median +2:24
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Block 03 15:39Running 3 7:49v median +2:54
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Block 04 27:10Running 4 8:22v median +3:28
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Block 05 14:16Running 5 8:40v median +3:32
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Block 06 10:09Running 6 7:57v median +3:00
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Block 07 20:01Running 7 7:55v median +2:58
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Block 08 29:25Running 8 11:31v median +5:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:21
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.