The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:30 at Berlin 2026 put Richard Gottschalk 170th of 704 men in the Open division, ahead of 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 11:16, ahead of 86% of the field.
The field ran 2:44 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Frankfurt 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:42Running 1 2:36v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:03v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 3:35v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 3:21v median −0:43
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:18v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:19v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 3:14v median −0:54
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 4:34v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:16
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.