The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tuuli Rantasalo finished 398th of 579 women in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:41:08.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:53Running 1 6:36v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:56v median +0:34
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 6:22v median +0:50
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 6:29v median +0:56
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:32v median +0:52
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 6:31v median +0:56
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 6:42v median +1:07
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Block 08 14:55Running 8 7:59v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.