The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Denis Bessire took 3rd of 17 in the 45–49 age group at Berlin 2026, in 1:19:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:16 faster at Berlin 2026 than at St. Gallen 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:11v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 3:24v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 3:24v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 3:19v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 3:27v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 3:30v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 3:28v median −0:42
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 5:07v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:04
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 276
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 276 men who finished.