The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Dennis Pepping crossed the line in 1:21:36: 267th of 704 men, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:58Running 1 4:22v median +0:54
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 4:22v median +0:35
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:11v median +0:08
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 4:12v median +0:08
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:14v median +0:03
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:01v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 3:39v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 5:24v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:54
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.