The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2025, Mohammed Al Shaafi crossed the line in 1:08:40: 262nd of 1,851 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:40 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:44, was faster than 91% of the field.
The field ran 3:34 faster at Berlin 2025 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 2:56v median −0:38
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:31v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:01v median −0:26
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 3:31v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 4:07v median −0:31
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Block 06 5:10Running 6 3:33v median −0:59
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Block 07 7:00Running 7 3:34v median −1:00
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 4:50v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1823
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,823 men who finished.