The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:51:01 at Berlin 2026 put Rocco Strauß 877th of 993 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 30% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:53. A harder second half: 8:13 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:48v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:05v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 4:14v median +0:12
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Block 04 14:26Running 4 4:33v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 4:35v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 4:33v median +0:23
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Block 07 14:30Running 7 4:38v median +0:25
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Block 08 20:37Running 8 7:35v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:10
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.