The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco Strauß finished 117th of 616 men in the Open division at Athens 2026, in 1:11:39, faster than 81% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 98% of the field across all eight, against 59% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:58 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 5:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Athens gained about 1:07.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:48v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 6:03v median +1:26
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 6:19v median +1:20
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 4:11v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 4:21v median −0:42
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:24v median −0:30
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 4:06v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 4:20v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 men who finished.