The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Kieran Lienau crossed the line in 1:23:15: 453rd of 1,097 men, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 3:56v median +0:25
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:06v median +0:16
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:10v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 4:12v median +0:06
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 4:21v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:19v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 4:26v median +0:13
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 6:23v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:46
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.