The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:21 at Berlin 2026 put Michael Knitsch 261st of 704 men in the Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:13 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:55Running 1 2:36v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 3:19v median −0:28
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 3:32v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 3:34v median −0:30
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 3:33v median −0:38
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 3:35v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 3:27v median −0:41
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 5:08v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:50
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.