The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Lucy Thompson at Berlin 2026: 1:22:34, 86th of 889 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 31% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:12 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 1,345 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Lucy Thompson.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:42Running 1 2:42v median −1:15
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Block 02 5:32Running 2 2:57v median −1:26
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Block 03 8:13Running 3 3:08v median −1:28
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 3:08v median −1:39
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 3:17v median −1:38
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 3:14v median −1:37
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 3:21v median −1:34
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Block 08 18:12Running 8 4:50v median −2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:04
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 887
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 887 women who finished.