The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wolfgang Pomper finished 990th of 1,311 men in the Open division at Vienna 2026, in 1:37:00.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:07 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 4:54v median −0:35
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Block 02 9:53Running 2 4:39v median −0:19
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 5:28v median +0:06
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 5:26v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:26v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:12v median −0:10
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:12v median −0:11
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Block 08 16:30Running 8 5:38v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.