The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2025, Shane Barker crossed the line in 1:18:58: 843rd of 1,851 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:25 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Berlin gained about 3:21.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:15v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 3:46v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:12v median −0:15
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Block 04 10:00Running 4 4:14v median −0:16
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:27v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:21v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 4:10v median −0:24
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 5:24v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.