The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chris Schwarz finished 1,084th of 1,097 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 2:18:25.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:33. The race faded late: the second half went 2:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 29:44, behind 99% 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 10:27Running 1 4:44v median +1:13
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 5:15v median +1:25
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 5:16v median +1:11
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 5:21v median +1:15
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:07v median +0:53
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:27v median +1:18
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Block 07 16:47Running 7 5:16v median +1:03
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Block 08 26:56Running 8 8:29v median +2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 29:44
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.