The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco Schäfer finished 1,760th of 1,851 men in the Open division at Berlin 2025, in 1:49:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 29% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 6:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:59, behind 97% of the field.
The field ran 3:34 faster at Berlin 2025 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:12v median +0:38
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 6:33v median +2:22
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 6:38v median +2:11
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Block 04 13:27Running 4 6:39v median +2:09
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Block 05 12:21Running 5 7:23v median +2:45
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:52v median +2:20
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Block 07 14:06Running 7 7:46v median +3:12
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Block 08 17:21Running 8 10:23v median +4:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:59
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.