The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Christoph Helbig crossed the line in 1:19:39: 357th of 1,097 men, faster than 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:28 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:33.
The field ran 1:35 slower at Berlin 2026 than at Mechelen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:08v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 3:23v median −0:27
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 3:37v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 3:53v median −0:13
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 3:52v median −0:22
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:41v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 3:53v median −0:20
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Block 08 13:49Running 8 5:22v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:25
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.