The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:32 at Berlin 2026 put Verena Alka 534th of 889 women in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 266th of 889. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:57. A harder second half: 3:49 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. 5:14 slower than at Vienna 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 3:40v median −0:17
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:09v median −0:14
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 4:53v median +0:17
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 4:26v median −0:21
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:35v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:23v median +0:32
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:39v median +0:44
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Block 08 16:06Running 8 8:44v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:21
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.