The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Max Below finished 724th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:38:11.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 3:22. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Berlin 2026 and Mechelen 2026 were 1:35 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 2:56v median −0:32
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Block 02 10:23Running 2 3:40v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 3:57v median −0:05
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Block 04 7:57Running 4 3:47v median −0:18
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 3:42v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 3:47v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 3:42v median −0:31
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Block 08 15:20Running 8 5:41v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:46
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.