The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin Maes finished 809th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:43:56.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:26. A harder second half: 1:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 3:31v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 4:07v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 4:33v median +0:31
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 4:36v median +0:31
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:37v median +0:25
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:36v median +0:26
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:10v median +0:57
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Block 08 18:57Running 8 7:22v median +1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:40
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.