The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Carstens finished 672nd of 704 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 2:01:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 21:53 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
The field ran 2:06 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Vienna 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:25v median +0:57
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:04v median +1:17
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:38v median +1:35
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Block 04 15:31Running 4 5:42v median +1:38
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:39v median +1:28
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 5:49v median +1:41
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Block 07 13:29Running 7 6:22v median +2:14
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Block 08 21:36Running 8 9:08v median +3:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 21:53
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.