The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jiri Nemec finished 604th of 616 men in the Open division at Athens 2026, in 2:19:13.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 8:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:09 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
The field ran 2:21 faster at Athens 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:32Running 1 8:01v median +2:46
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Block 02 10:24Running 2 7:11v median +2:34
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 7:59v median +3:00
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Block 04 22:13Running 4 8:14v median +3:19
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Block 05 14:38Running 5 9:21v median +4:18
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Block 06 11:20Running 6 8:53v median +3:59
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Block 07 19:08Running 7 8:46v median +3:54
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Block 08 23:44Running 8 11:19v median +6:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:09
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.