The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Ole Schmidt crossed the line in 1:12:36: 112th of 993 men, faster than 89% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 75% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:21 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:17v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 3:36v median −0:12
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Block 03 6:42Running 3 3:40v median −0:22
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Block 04 7:28Running 4 3:46v median −0:19
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 3:57v median −0:15
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Block 06 5:16Running 6 3:36v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 3:55v median −0:18
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 5:22v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:03
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.