The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philipp Pagels finished in the top 10% of the field at Hamburg 2026, in 1:10:26 for 90th of 1,103 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:01 quicker than the median and 28th of 1,103. Stronger after halfway: 2:12 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:13, was faster than 88% of the field.
The field ran 2:52 faster at Hamburg 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:56v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:27v median −0:37
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:42v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 4:34v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:37v median −1:07
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:46v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:28v median −1:08
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Block 08 9:06Running 8 3:59v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 550
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 550 men who finished.