The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Shaw took 3rd of 131 in the 40–44 age group at Berlin 2026, in 1:04:32.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 3:55 quicker than the median and 3rd of 993. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. 2:33 slower than at Manchester 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 2:53v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:06v median −0:42
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Block 03 6:26Running 3 3:16v median −0:46
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Block 04 4:57Running 4 3:13v median −0:52
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:22v median −0:50
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Block 06 4:53Running 6 3:20v median −0:50
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Block 07 6:34Running 7 3:23v median −0:50
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:46v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:57
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.