The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Björn Schmelter finished 631st of 748 men in the Open division at Berlin 2025, in 1:32:13.
The sled pull cost the most time: 4:17 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:49, behind 90% of the field.
Berlin ran fast: the 1,897 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:21 quicker here than at their other races. Björn Schmelter's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 3:47v median +0:16
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 4:27v median +0:22
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Block 03 13:11Running 3 4:43v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:43v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 4:51v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 4:51v median +0:29
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:08v median +0:45
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 6:32v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 741
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 741 men who finished.