The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Raphael Ruch crossed the line in 1:17:04: 215th of 993 men, faster than 78% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:33 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:25Running 1 3:16v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:33v median −0:15
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 3:55v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 3:59v median −0:06
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 3:52v median −0:20
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 3:44v median −0:26
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 3:53v median −0:20
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 5:19v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:59
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.