The race, in three figures
The race, in words
laura harling took 3rd of 70 in the 40–44 age group at Berlin 2026, in 1:11:28.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:14 quicker than the median and 32nd of 640. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 11:44, was faster than 96% of the field.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 1,345 athletes who raced both. 8:03 faster than at Birmingham 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 2:55v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:31v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 3:35v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 3:26v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:29v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:17Running 6 3:38v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 3:38v median −1:05
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Block 08 9:11Running 8 4:44v median −2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:44
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 638
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 638 women who finished.