The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steffen Bleicher finished 1,817th of 1,851 men in the Open division at Berlin 2025, in 2:00:35.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:16. A harder second half: 3:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 16:21, behind 99% 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 9:25Running 1 4:51v median +1:17
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:39v median +1:28
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Block 03 11:49Running 3 6:35v median +2:08
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Block 04 17:53Running 4 6:14v median +1:44
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Block 05 12:56Running 5 7:37v median +2:59
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:39v median +2:07
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Block 07 15:31Running 7 6:43v median +2:09
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Block 08 19:13Running 8 9:55v median +3:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:21
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.