The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:01 at Berlin 2026 put Shane Mahon 508th of 993 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:19 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:13 better 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. 3:53 slower than at London Excel 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:31v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 3:48v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:18v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 4:22v median +0:17
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:43v median +0:31
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:18v median +0:08
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:22v median +0:09
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 7:03v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:12
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.