The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Hafemann finished 900th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:54:16.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:10 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. 14:28 slower than at Cologne 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 4:50v median +1:22
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 5:15v median +1:27
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:46v median +1:44
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 6:08v median +2:03
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:53v median +1:41
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:59v median +2:49
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 7:20v median +3:07
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Block 08 20:18Running 8 10:27v median +4:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:22
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.