The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Johannes Tielking crossed the line in 1:21:25: 263rd of 704 men, faster than 63% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:34 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:30 better against the middle of the field 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 8:06Running 1 3:47v median +0:19
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 3:55v median +0:08
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:10v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:09v median +0:05
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:24v median +0:13
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Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:13v median +0:05
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:05v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 5:28v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:22
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.