The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:07 at Berlin 2026 put Steve Thiel 221st of 277 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:08. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:44 slower at Berlin 2026 than at Berlin 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:04v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 4:22v median +0:34
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 4:33v median +0:31
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Block 04 12:16Running 4 4:36v median +0:33
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:41v median +0:30
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:37v median +0:29
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Block 07 12:33Running 7 4:59v median +0:49
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Block 08 15:42Running 8 6:35v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:33
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.