The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eirik Andrè Ekren finished 691st of 900 men in the Open division at Copenhagen 2026, in 1:38:24.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:06 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:23 faster at Copenhagen 2026 than at Oslo 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:26Running 1 7:44v median +0:29
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Block 02 11:06Running 2 7:03v median +2:31
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:35v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:24v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:21v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 5:12v median +0:18
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 7:53v median +2:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 873
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 873 men who finished.