The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Schalk finished 1,135th of 1,311 men in the Open division at Vienna 2026, in 1:44:49.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:13. The race faded late: the second half went 12:37 worse 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. That was 13:19 off the time at Vienna 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 6:13v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:30v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:39v median +0:17
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 6:01v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 6:04v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:11v median +0:49
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Block 07 13:51Running 7 6:17v median +0:54
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Block 08 22:29Running 8 7:31v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
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.