The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Raphael Kleiss crossed the line in 1:27:39: 495th of 993 men, faster than 50% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 61% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:07 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:37v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 3:58v median +0:10
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Block 03 7:41Running 3 4:13v median +0:11
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:15v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:26v median +0:14
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:28v median +0:18
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 4:32v median +0:19
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 6:56v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:05
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.