The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Maunz finished 346th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:21:07, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:39 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 7:22Running 1 3:13v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 3:23v median −0:25
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 3:36v median −0:26
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 3:39v median −0:26
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 3:52v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 3:56v median −0:14
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 3:53v median −0:20
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 5:27v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:17
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.