The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Akhil Rajagopal finished 1,069th of 1,097 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 2:10:02.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:24. The race faded late: the second half went 9:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 19:40, behind 92% of the field.
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 9:31Running 1 3:39v median +0:08
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Block 02 9:57Running 2 4:20v median +0:30
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Block 03 14:59Running 3 5:09v median +1:04
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 4:56v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 5:34v median +1:20
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Block 06 9:58Running 6 5:25v median +1:16
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Block 07 16:02Running 7 5:35v median +1:22
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Block 08 24:23Running 8 8:05v median +1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:40
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.