The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephane Borel finished 637th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:33:56.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:45. A harder second half: 2:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:43 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Rome 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:20v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 3:43v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 3:56v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 3:57v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:01v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 4:03v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 4:05v median −0:08
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Block 08 17:00Running 8 6:06v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:35
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.