The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Paul Girlich crossed the line in 1:19:50: 234th of 704 men, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:39 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:31.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Paul Girlich.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:57Running 1 2:48v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 3:13v median −0:34
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Block 03 7:37Running 3 3:33v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 3:44v median −0:20
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 3:48v median −0:23
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:39v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 3:51v median −0:17
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 5:12v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:35
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.