The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2025, Lee Francis crossed the line in 1:11:36: 414th of 1,851 men, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:32 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 6:52, ahead of 88% of the field.
Berlin gave the field time back: about 3:21 faster than the average race this season, by 1,897 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:37Running 1 3:17v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 3:41v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 3:55v median −0:32
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Block 04 7:39Running 4 3:48v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:34Running 5 3:49v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 3:55v median −0:37
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 3:53v median −0:41
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 4:59v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.