The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Vienna 2026, Thomas Stell crossed the line in 1:24:03: 573rd of 1,311 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:18. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Vienna gave the field time back: about 0:32 faster than the average race this season, by 705 athletes who raced both. Thomas Stell's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:13Running 1 5:44v median +0:15
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:17v median −0:41
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:19v median −0:03
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 5:00v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:50v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:55v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 4:26v median −0:57
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 5:14v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.