The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Vienna 2026, René Steiper crossed the line in 1:20:59: 481st of 1,311 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:23. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:37 faster at Vienna 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:26v median −1:03
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 4:12v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:20v median −1:02
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:24v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:33v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:28v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:24v median −0:59
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 4:55v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.