The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2026, Marco Schulz-Ebschbach crossed the line in 1:22:40: 405th of 1,103 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:37 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:32 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:46Running 1 4:22v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:47v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 5:36v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:10Running 4 5:21v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:30v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:17v median −0:19
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 5:19v median −0:17
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 4:59v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.