The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Van Der Velde finished 401st of 439 men in the Pro division at Berlin 2026, in 1:42:15.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:40. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Berlin 2026 and Poznan 2025 were 1:12 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:25v median +0:18
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 3:55v median +0:32
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Block 03 12:23Running 3 4:17v median +0:38
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 4:15v median +0:35
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:21v median +0:37
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:17v median +0:38
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 4:24v median +0:38
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Block 08 16:56Running 8 6:37v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:49
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.