The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Gérald Chirez at Berlin 2026: 1:06:45, 44th of 704 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:36 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:48, was faster than 91% of the field.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. 0:35 slower than at Paris GP 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:56Running 1 2:40v median −0:48
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 3:03v median −0:44
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Block 03 6:54Running 3 3:24v median −0:39
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 3:19v median −0:45
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Block 05 7:53Running 5 3:26v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 3:25v median −0:43
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Block 07 7:09Running 7 3:17v median −0:51
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:39v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
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.