The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ciaran Cassidy finished 629th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:33:14.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:23. The race faded late: the second half went 1:14 worse 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. That was 10:44 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:34v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 3:34v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 3:43v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 3:45v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 3:55v median −0:17
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 4:03v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 4:15v median +0:02
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 6:19v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:00
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.