The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Melville finished 177th of 1,097 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:12:59, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:02, was faster than 97% of the field.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. That was 1:46 off the time at Manchester 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:22Running 1 2:39v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 3:00v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 3:11v median −0:54
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Block 04 7:40Running 4 3:10v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 3:15v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 3:11v median −0:58
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 3:20v median −0:53
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 4:40v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:02
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.