The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philipp Bormann finished 451st of 1,097 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:23:13, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:02 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:50 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. Philipp Bormann's fastest of 9 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 3:36v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 3:41v median −0:09
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 3:42v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 3:48v median −0:18
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 3:47v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 3:59v median −0:10
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 3:55v median −0:18
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 5:45v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:24
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.