The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marika Bister-Sandström finished 535th of 579 women in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 2:05:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:26 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Helsinki ran fast: the 206 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:57 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:15Running 1 8:39v median +2:40
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Block 02 10:16Running 2 7:32v median +2:10
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Block 03 15:06Running 3 7:37v median +2:05
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Block 04 16:09Running 4 7:35v median +2:02
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Block 05 13:47Running 5 7:48v median +2:08
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Block 06 10:33Running 6 7:49v median +2:14
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Block 07 16:47Running 7 7:49v median +2:14
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Block 08 19:17Running 8 9:33v median +2:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.