The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Metz finished 410th of 704 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:29:13.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:37. A harder second half: 5:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:10Running 1 3:22v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 3:26v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:12v median +0:09
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 3:56v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:06v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 3:55v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 4:08v median +0:00
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Block 08 17:45Running 8 6:00v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:51
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.