The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melvin Rainer finished 1,168th of 1,311 men in the Open division at Vienna 2026, in 1:47:25.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 7:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:06 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 10:34Running 1 6:07v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 6:23v median +1:25
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 7:14v median +1:52
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Block 04 13:44Running 4 7:07v median +1:44
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 8:39v median +3:09
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 7:27v median +2:05
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Block 07 13:15Running 7 6:57v median +1:34
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Block 08 17:43Running 8 9:20v median +3:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.