The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:35:43 at Berlin 2026 put Jiri Nemec 1,094th of 1,097 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 9:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 27:08 in the roxzone was slower than 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. An improvement of 38:52 on Oslo 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 5:39v median +2:08
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Block 02 10:47Running 2 7:12v median +3:22
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 7:09v median +3:04
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Block 04 22:43Running 4 7:46v median +3:40
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Block 05 13:29Running 5 8:16v median +4:02
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Block 06 12:05Running 6 8:29v median +4:20
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Block 07 22:48Running 7 8:28v median +4:15
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Block 08 25:15Running 8 13:26v median +7:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 27:08
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.