The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:52 at Berlin 2026 put Mathias Melzer 304th of 686 men in the Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 33% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:55 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:10Running 1 3:53v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:12v median +0:27
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:17v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:20v median +0:22
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 4:23v median +0:16
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:22v median +0:20
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:34v median +0:30
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 6:17v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:01
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.