The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Volker Pellen finished 669th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:35:20.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:04 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 21:25 off the time at Belgium 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:08v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 3:19v median −0:29
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 3:30v median −0:32
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 4:07v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:11v median +0:59
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:11v median +0:01
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 4:54v median +0:41
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Block 08 16:50Running 8 8:20v median +2:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:12
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.