The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Sascha Bettinghausen crossed the line in 1:19:27: 92nd of 277 men, faster than 67% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:00Running 1 3:25v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 3:41v median −0:07
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 3:44v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 3:53v median −0:10
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 3:42v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 3:40v median −0:28
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 3:42v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 5:20v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 276
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 276 men who finished.