The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ben Cairnes at Berlin 2026: 1:06:29, 47th of 686 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 78% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:15 quicker than the median and 138th of 686. Time in the roxzone, 9:41, was faster than 98% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:46Running 1 2:35v median −0:54
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 2:48v median −0:57
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Block 03 6:25Running 3 3:02v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:17Running 4 3:05v median −0:53
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Block 05 7:38Running 5 3:09v median −0:58
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Block 06 4:55Running 6 2:56v median −1:06
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 2:59v median −1:05
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Block 08 10:51Running 8 4:16v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 684
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 684 men who finished.