The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ed Kramer finished 1,309th of 1,311 men in the Open division at Vienna 2026, in 2:55:57.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 25:38. A harder second half: 14:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:54, behind 97% 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 12:08Running 1 6:39v median +1:10
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Block 02 13:29Running 2 8:20v median +3:22
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Block 03 18:05Running 3 9:04v median +3:42
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Block 04 30:36Running 4 9:27v median +4:04
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Block 05 15:25Running 5 9:46v median +4:16
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Block 06 12:32Running 6 9:29v median +4:07
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Block 07 19:11Running 7 9:34v median +4:11
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Block 08 43:44Running 8 11:21v median +5:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:54
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.