The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Nils Thomassen crossed the line in 1:23:54: 412th of 993 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 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. That was 4:07 off the time at Cologne 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:32v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 3:49v median +0:01
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:01v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 4:07v median +0:02
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:10v median −0:02
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:06v median −0:04
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:22v median +0:09
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 6:12v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:50
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.