The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alex Burns at Berlin 2026: 1:09:35, 99th of 1,097 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:00 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. 2:34 slower than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:18v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:17v median −0:33
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Block 03 7:07Running 3 3:26v median −0:39
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 3:27v median −0:39
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Block 05 8:03Running 5 3:25v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:14Running 6 3:28v median −0:41
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 3:37v median −0:36
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 5:06v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:42
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.