The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Vienna 2026, Simon Bertrand crossed the line in 1:19:21: 406th of 1,311 men, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 74% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 8:13 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:07, was faster than 90% of the field.
Vienna ran fast: the 705 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:32 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:28Running 1 9:55v median +4:26
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:40v median +0:42
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:40v median −0:42
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 4:34v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:36v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:19v median −1:03
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:37v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 4:57v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1299
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,299 men who finished.