The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mario Gehring finished 926th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:59:36.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 20:41, behind 92% of the field.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 3:21 on London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:37v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 5:08v median +1:20
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 5:42v median +1:40
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Block 04 15:05Running 4 6:10v median +2:05
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 6:40v median +2:28
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Block 06 9:43Running 6 6:35v median +2:25
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Block 07 14:20Running 7 7:26v median +3:13
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Block 08 17:01Running 8 9:37v median +3:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:41
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.