The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michael Kessler at Berlin 2026: 1:04:18, 24th of 704 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:47 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:17, was faster than 95% of the field.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:54Running 1 2:49v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:08v median −0:39
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Block 03 6:18Running 3 3:17v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 3:19v median −0:45
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Block 05 7:48Running 5 3:19v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:25v median −0:43
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Block 07 6:57Running 7 3:22v median −0:46
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Block 08 8:04Running 8 4:43v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 703
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 703 men who finished.