The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:37 at Berlin 2026 put Michael Shelly 437th of 686 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:39 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division for Michael Shelly.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:45v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 4:09v median +0:24
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:19v median +0:19
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 4:20v median +0:22
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 4:24v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:29v median +0:27
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 4:21v median +0:17
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 5:56v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:07
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.