The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Sebastian Sommerfeld crossed the line in 1:26:27: 474th of 993 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:40 on the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:49. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:53 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 7:40Running 1 3:27v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:49v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 4:26v median +0:24
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 4:20v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:26v median +0:14
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:11v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 4:06v median −0:07
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 5:52v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:39
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.