The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:18 at Berlin 2025 put Thorsten Spieker 1,529th of 1,851 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:35 better against the middle of the field than before it. 10:44 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 9:17Running 1 4:32v median +0:58
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:14v median +1:03
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 6:00v median +1:33
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Block 04 12:40Running 4 6:00v median +1:30
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 6:14v median +1:36
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:14v median +1:42
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 5:44v median +1:10
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 6:44v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:44
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.