The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:12:52 at Berlin 2026 put Eric Nikolaus 276th of 277 men in the Open division.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 2:00. The race faded late: the second half went 28:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 18:40, behind 95% of the field.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 2:55v median −0:34
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 4:07v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 4:44v median +0:42
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 5:20v median +1:17
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:25v median +1:14
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 4:56v median +0:48
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 5:00v median +0:50
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Block 08 43:38Running 8 34:51v median +28:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:40
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.