The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruusu Nieminen finished 540th of 579 women in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 2:07:28.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:53 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:57.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:43Running 1 6:15v median +0:16
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Block 02 12:25Running 2 9:24v median +4:02
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Block 03 16:44Running 3 9:50v median +4:18
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Block 04 16:52Running 4 9:53v median +4:20
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Block 05 15:45Running 5 9:56v median +4:16
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Block 06 13:20Running 6 10:41v median +5:06
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Block 07 15:59Running 7 10:16v median +4:41
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 8:15v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.