The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Hirsch finished 257th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:18:10, faster than 74% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 55% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:50 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Paul Hirsch.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:27v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:46v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 4:02v median +0:00
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:11v median +0:06
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 4:01v median −0:11
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 3:49v median −0:21
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 4:24v median +0:11
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 6:03v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:09
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.