The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Aaron Cleaver at Berlin 2026: 1:03:34, 21st of 993 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:31 quicker than the median and 52nd of 993. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 9:40, was faster than 99% of the field.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. That was 0:52 off the time at Barcelona 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:50Running 1 2:42v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 3:01v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:28Running 3 3:14v median −0:48
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Block 04 6:44Running 4 3:05v median −1:00
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Block 05 7:37Running 5 3:16v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:03Running 6 3:11v median −0:59
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Block 07 6:42Running 7 3:14v median −0:59
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 4:35v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 988
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 988 men who finished.