The race, in three figures
The race, in words
William Ireson finished 556th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:29:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:39. A harder second half: 1:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. 2:27 faster than at Paris GP 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:24v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 3:28v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 3:29v median −0:33
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 3:37v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 3:41v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 3:44v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 3:46v median −0:27
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 5:38v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:45
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.