The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Monica Björkstén finished 285th of 579 women in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:31:39, faster than 51% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:04 quicker than the median and 133rd of 579. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:19Running 1 5:59v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:08v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:29v median −0:03
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:34v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 5:48v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:41v median +0:06
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:40v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 7:06v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.