The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Walbaum finished 979th of 993 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 2:23:54.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 11:38 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 27:13 in the roxzone was slower than 99% of the field.
This was a slow day in Berlin. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:51v median +1:23
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 5:24v median +1:36
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 5:25v median +1:23
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Block 04 17:40Running 4 5:42v median +1:37
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:04v median +1:52
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Block 06 10:08Running 6 5:47v median +1:37
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Block 07 16:50Running 7 5:26v median +1:13
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Block 08 29:37Running 8 10:50v median +4:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 27:13
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.