The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:40 at Helsinki 2026 put Heather Smith 313th of 579 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:33 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Helsinki ran fast: the 206 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:57 quicker here than at their other races. That was 5:00 off the time at Manchester 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:53Running 1 6:31v median +0:32
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:45v median +0:23
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:52v median +0:20
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:53v median +0:20
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:05v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:58v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 6:13v median +0:38
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 7:28v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.