The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mathieu Gschwandtner at Berlin 2026: 1:03:43, 23rd of 993 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:11 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 10:03, ahead of 97% of the field.
The field ran 5:22 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Valencia 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:49Running 1 2:41v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:30Running 2 3:02v median −0:46
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Block 03 6:02Running 3 3:03v median −0:59
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Block 04 6:54Running 4 3:08v median −0:57
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Block 05 7:22Running 5 3:11v median −1:01
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Block 06 4:53Running 6 3:12v median −0:58
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 3:17v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 4:46v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.