The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:05 at Berlin 2026 won the 50–54 age group for Volker Schmitz, first of 12.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:14. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:03 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Frankfurt 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:01Running 1 2:50v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 3:07v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 3:11v median −0:28
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 3:13v median −0:27
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Block 05 7:45Running 5 3:19v median −0:25
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:14v median −0:25
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 3:20v median −0:26
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 4:44v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 439
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 439 men who finished.