The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcin Szymański finished 1,543rd of 1,851 men in the Open division at Berlin 2025, in 1:33:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:45 in the roxzone was slower than 86% 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. 5:05 slower than at Warsaw 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:01v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:53v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:09v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 5:09v median +0:39
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:37v median +0:59
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:38v median +1:06
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 5:39v median +1:05
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Block 08 14:50Running 8 7:32v median +1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
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.