The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, dean mitchell crossed the line in 1:14:51: 216th of 1,097 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:55, was faster than 91% 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. 4:04 slower than at Manchester 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 2:58v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:24v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 3:24v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 3:29v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 3:39v median −0:35
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:40v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 3:38v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:59Running 8 5:00v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:55
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.