The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:10 at Helsinki 2026 put Mervi Klasila 399th of 579 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 22% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:05 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 12:13Running 1 7:10v median +1:11
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 6:11v median +0:49
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 6:23v median +0:51
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Block 04 13:13Running 4 6:25v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:41v median +1:01
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 6:30v median +0:55
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Block 07 13:07Running 7 6:36v median +1:01
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Block 08 15:02Running 8 7:55v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.