The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:57 at Berlin 2026 put Steffen Vollmerding 537th of 993 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:12 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:17 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:51 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Turin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:37v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 3:56v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:12v median +0:10
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 4:15v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:25v median +0:13
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:17v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:10v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:17Running 8 6:20v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:10
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.