The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Helsinki 2026, Amber O’Brien crossed the line in 1:25:26: 171st of 579 women, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:32 on the median. The farmers carry cost the most time: 1:06 slower than the median.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:57.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:01Running 1 5:33v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:46v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:49v median −0:43
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 4:52v median −0:41
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:46v median −0:54
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 4:51v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 4:48v median −0:47
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 5:43v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.