The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerhard Preiser finished 1,155th of 1,311 men in the Open division at Vienna 2026, in 1:46:04.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:00 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 11:44Running 1 6:54v median +1:25
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 6:17v median +1:19
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Block 03 12:04Running 3 6:56v median +1:34
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 6:51v median +1:28
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:50v median +1:20
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:41v median +1:19
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Block 07 14:30Running 7 6:36v median +1:13
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Block 08 17:13Running 8 7:46v median +1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.