The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:36 at Berlin 2026 put Cathal Mathews 416th of 704 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:44 quicker than the median and 178th of 704. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:50. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:22Running 1 3:29v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 3:51v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 4:32v median +0:29
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 4:08v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:51v median +1:40
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 3:54v median −0:14
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:13v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 6:26v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:43
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.