The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Thomas Shiel at Berlin 2026: 1:07:33, 59th of 1,097 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:55 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 10:42, ahead of 93% of the field.
The field ran 1:03 slower at Berlin 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:05v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 3:19v median −0:31
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Block 03 6:41Running 3 3:26v median −0:39
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 3:19v median −0:47
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Block 05 7:48Running 5 3:25v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:02Running 6 3:27v median −0:42
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 3:28v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:44Running 8 4:45v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:42
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1093
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,093 men who finished.