The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Benner finished 800th of 1,097 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:37:45.
The stations carried this race: faster than 46% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:13 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:38 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:39 faster at Berlin 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:31v median +1:00
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:49v median +0:59
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:05v median +1:00
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 5:10v median +1:04
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:04v median +0:50
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:02v median +0:53
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:17v median +1:04
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 7:51v median +1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:51
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.