The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:41 at Berlin 2026 put Michael Rau 277th of 686 men in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:47 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 7:29Running 1 3:02v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:16v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 3:44v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 3:45v median −0:13
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 3:59v median −0:08
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:34v median −0:28
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 3:36v median −0:28
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 5:45v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:50
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.