The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Venla Metsänvuori finished 238th of 579 women in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:28:47, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:00 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:39Running 1 5:43v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:12v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:39Running 3 4:57v median −0:35
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:04v median −0:29
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:18v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 4:55v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:02v median −0:33
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Block 08 14:45Running 8 6:21v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:53
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.