The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thorsten Gell finished 1,644th of 1,851 men in the Open division at Berlin 2025, in 1:39:14.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:24 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:52 faster at Berlin 2025 than at Karlsruhe 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:35v median +1:01
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:23v median +1:12
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 6:04v median +1:37
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 6:12v median +1:42
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 6:36v median +1:58
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:17v median +1:45
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Block 07 14:18Running 7 6:48v median +2:14
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Block 08 15:58Running 8 9:12v median +3:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:56
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.