The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Luigi Massazza crossed the line in 1:19:03: 286th of 993 men, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:49 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:29 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 7:27Running 1 3:04v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:20v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 3:33v median −0:29
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 3:36v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:35v median −0:37
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:37v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 3:41v median −0:32
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 5:29v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:14
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.