The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michael Matthews at Berlin 2026: 1:08:47, 83rd of 1,097 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:30 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 10:35, ahead of 94% of the field.
The field ran 2:59 slower at Berlin 2026 than at Warsaw 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:22Running 1 2:56v median −0:35
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 3:04v median −0:46
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Block 03 6:46Running 3 3:10v median −0:55
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 3:07v median −0:59
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Block 05 7:56Running 5 3:20v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 3:25v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:36Running 7 3:12v median −1:01
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 4:44v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:35
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.