The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Belcher finished 632nd of 686 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:51:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:05. A harder second half: 8:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 19:51 in the roxzone was slower than 94% of the field.
This was a slow day in Berlin. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:42. 6:03 slower than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:18v median +0:49
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 4:40v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 4:49v median +0:49
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:48v median +0:50
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:54v median +0:47
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:07v median +1:05
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Block 07 14:31Running 7 4:57v median +0:53
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Block 08 22:38Running 8 6:50v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:51
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.