The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niklas Baasch finished in the top 10% of the field at Berlin 2026, in 1:11:49 for 95th of 993 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 66% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:15 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 10:23, was faster than 96% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:10Running 1 2:49v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:00v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:24Running 3 3:05v median −0:57
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 3:07v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:25v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:09v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 3:09v median −1:04
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 4:24v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
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.