The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sven Wierda finished in the top 10% of the field at Berlin 2026, in 1:05:37 for 34th of 704 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:56 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:12, was faster than 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:35 slower at Berlin 2026 than at Mechelen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:57Running 1 2:52v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:05v median −0:42
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Block 03 6:29Running 3 3:15v median −0:48
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Block 04 7:00Running 4 3:18v median −0:46
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Block 05 7:42Running 5 3:23v median −0:48
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Block 06 5:07Running 6 3:23v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 3:25v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:58v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.