The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philipp Stessl finished 717th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:37:51.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:36. Stronger after halfway: 3:15 better against the middle of the field 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. Philipp Stessl's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:24v median −0:04
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 3:50v median +0:02
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 4:06v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 4:04v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:02v median −0:10
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 4:08v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 4:02v median −0:11
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Block 08 15:14Running 8 5:51v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:37
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.