The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Simon Hartinger crossed the line in 1:25:59: 542nd of 1,097 men, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:01 quicker than the median and 91st of 1,097. The race faded late: the second half went 1:50 worse 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 8:52Running 1 4:08v median +0:37
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:21v median +0:31
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:38v median +0:33
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:25v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:49v median +0:35
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:34v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 4:52v median +0:39
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 6:30v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:06
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.