The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sanna Paavilainen finished 83rd of 579 women in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:19:07, faster than 86% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:38. Stronger after halfway: 2:36 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:57. 2:38 slower than at Warsaw 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 4:42v median −1:17
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:08v median −1:14
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 4:29v median −1:03
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 4:25v median −1:08
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:32v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:12v median −1:23
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:10v median −1:25
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 5:04v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 579
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 579 women who finished.