The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Aleksandr Cirkin crossed the line in 1:25:17: 515th of 1,097 men, faster than 53% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:23 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. 5:34 faster than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 3:47v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:09v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:19v median +0:14
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 4:17v median +0:11
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:26v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:23v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:24v median +0:11
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 5:55v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:33
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.