The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Luca Schaefer crossed the line in 1:24:20: 422nd of 993 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 1:07. Stronger after halfway: 1:56 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Berlin. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:27v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 3:34v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 3:58v median −0:04
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 3:44v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:05v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 3:48v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 3:55v median −0:18
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 5:33v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:40
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.