The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niall O Leary finished in the top 10% of the field at Berlin 2026, in 1:07:56 for 64th of 1,097 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:16 quicker than the median and 84th of 1,097. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 10:19, ahead of 96% of the field.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. 2:38 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:15Running 1 2:56v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:07v median −0:43
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Block 03 6:25Running 3 3:21v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 3:15v median −0:51
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Block 05 7:56Running 5 3:27v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:25v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 3:27v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:27Running 8 4:49v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:19
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.