The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Van den Berg finished 571st of 579 women in the Open division at Helsinki 2026, in 2:27:26.
The wall balls cost the most time: 12:29 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:19 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Helsinki gained about 2:57. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Melanie Van den Berg.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:24Running 1 7:38v median +1:39
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Block 02 11:43Running 2 7:29v median +2:07
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Block 03 13:25Running 3 7:20v median +1:48
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Block 04 23:32Running 4 8:21v median +2:48
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Block 05 13:49Running 5 7:44v median +2:04
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 7:51v median +2:16
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Block 07 19:55Running 7 7:48v median +2:13
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Block 08 29:31Running 8 10:38v median +3:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:19
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.