The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:50 at Berlin 2026 put Volkmar Riedel 1,026th of 1,097 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 7:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:23Running 1 3:44v median +0:13
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 4:27v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 4:47v median +0:42
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Block 04 14:21Running 4 4:44v median +0:38
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:53v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:01v median +0:52
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Block 07 17:37Running 7 5:06v median +0:53
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Block 08 20:57Running 8 9:48v median +3:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:36
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.