The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benoit Dessimoz finished 279th of 704 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:22:11, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:31 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 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 7:53Running 1 3:44v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 3:59v median +0:12
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 4:03v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 4:06v median +0:02
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:16v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:08v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 4:08v median +0:00
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Block 08 11:23Running 8 5:46v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:31
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.