The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karsten Happ finished 1,298th of 1,851 men in the Open division at Berlin 2025, in 1:27:25.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Berlin ran fast: the 1,897 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:21 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Karsten Happ.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:54v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:45v median +0:34
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:55v median +0:28
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 5:09v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:24v median +0:46
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:24v median +0:52
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 5:26v median +0:52
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 7:02v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.