The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:20 at Vienna 2026 put Christoph Penz 714th of 1,311 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:14 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Vienna gave the field time back: about 0:32 faster than the average race this season, by 705 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:15v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 4:48v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:04v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 5:10v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 5:07v median −0:23
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 5:38v median +0:16
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 5:24v median +0:01
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 5:46v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.