The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hanna-Kaisa Hartikainen finished 429th of 579 women in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 1:43:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 16% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:37. A harder second half: 3:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:18 faster at Helsinki 2026 than at Stockholm 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:06Running 1 5:41v median −0:18
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 5:22v median +0:00
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:29v median −0:03
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 5:32v median −0:01
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 5:36v median −0:04
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:39v median +0:04
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 5:42v median +0:07
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Block 08 17:54Running 8 6:53v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.