The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, RICO GEBHARDT crossed the line in 1:23:26: 457th of 1,097 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 74% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:27 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:19 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Berlin 2026 and Cologne 2025 were 1:04 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:37v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:04v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:18v median +0:13
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:26v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:34v median +0:20
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:27v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 4:28v median +0:15
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 6:18v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:53
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.