The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:06:44 at Berlin 2026 put Mathias Blumschein 682nd of 704 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 12:20. A harder second half: 8:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 22:43 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. 9:27 slower than at Bologna 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 4:40v median +1:12
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 4:42v median +0:55
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 4:44v median +0:41
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 4:47v median +0:43
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:02v median +0:51
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 5:06v median +0:58
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Block 07 15:08Running 7 5:07v median +0:59
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Block 08 26:49Running 8 7:21v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 22:43
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.