The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruben Teixeira finished 252nd of 277 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:48:29.
The stations carried this race: faster than 27% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:33, behind 89% of the field.
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 8:35Running 1 4:14v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 4:49v median +1:01
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:28v median +1:26
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Block 04 12:59Running 4 5:38v median +1:35
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:44v median +1:33
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 6:15v median +2:07
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 5:52v median +1:42
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Block 08 17:53Running 8 9:37v median +3:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:33
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.