The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:13 at Berlin 2026 put Leander Pablo Merbach 417th of 993 men in the Open division, ahead of 58% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:16 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:42 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:26v median −0:02
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 3:33v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 3:41v median −0:21
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 3:44v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 3:47v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 3:58v median −0:12
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 4:19v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 6:06v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:24
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.