The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Talaepa finished 477th of 704 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:33:10.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:14. A harder second half: 1:13 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 8:22Running 1 3:52v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 4:16v median +0:29
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:19v median +0:16
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 4:36v median +0:32
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:40v median +0:29
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:36v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 4:29v median +0:21
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Block 08 14:23Running 8 6:43v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:08
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.