The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:17 at Copenhagen 2026 put Martin Helmke 706th of 900 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 37% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:23. A harder second half: 7:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
12:29 slower than at Berlin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:29Running 1 7:34v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 4:39v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:01v median +0:09
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 5:09v median +0:17
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:32v median +0:31
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:16v median +0:23
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Block 07 14:46Running 7 5:18v median +0:24
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Block 08 17:00Running 8 6:17v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.