The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Hermann Bischof crossed the line in 1:19:50: 307th of 993 men, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:42 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 7:36Running 1 3:20v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:40v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:21v median +0:19
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 4:30v median +0:25
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:13v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:07v median −0:03
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 4:04v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 5:55v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:39
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.