The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roxana Popa finished 361st of 579 women in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:36:31.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 25% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:24 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Helsinki gave the field time back: about 2:57 faster than the average race this season, by 206 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:41Running 1 5:29v median −0:30
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 7:04v median +1:42
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Block 03 12:52Running 3 6:59v median +1:27
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Block 04 13:43Running 4 7:18v median +1:45
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:27v median +1:47
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 7:23v median +1:48
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:02v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 5:52v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.