The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2026, Marc Sommerkamp crossed the line in 1:22:45: 162nd of 579 men, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:03. A harder second half: 4:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 3:41v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:16v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:42v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:57v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:46v median −0:59
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 4:39v median −1:04
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Block 08 16:03Running 8 4:17v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 482
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 482 men who finished.