The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stefan Niedringhaus finished 453rd of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:25:32, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:52 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:00. Stronger after halfway: 2:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:37v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:01v median +0:13
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:12v median +0:10
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 4:13v median +0:08
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:14v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:16v median +0:06
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:23v median +0:10
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 6:06v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:31
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.