The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tobias Melms finished 470th of 686 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:31:34.
The stations carried this race: faster than 64% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:05 quicker than the median and 122nd of 686. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 4:14v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:39v median +0:54
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:57v median +0:57
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:00v median +1:02
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:00v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:58v median +0:56
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:07v median +1:03
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 7:18v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:06
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.