The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rene Waldt finished 521st of 704 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:37:08.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:31 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:07 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 8:55Running 1 4:21v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 4:50v median +1:03
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:10v median +1:07
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 4:52v median +0:48
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:12v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:15v median +1:07
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 4:57v median +0:49
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 7:21v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:42
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.