The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gary Penrose won the 35–39 age group at Berlin 2026 in 1:01:56, first of 207.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:06 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 9:27, was faster than 99% of the field.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division for Gary Penrose.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:58Running 1 2:41v median −0:47
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Block 02 5:11Running 2 2:50v median −0:58
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Block 03 6:01Running 3 2:54v median −1:08
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Block 04 6:28Running 4 2:55v median −1:10
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Block 05 7:06Running 5 2:53v median −1:19
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Block 06 4:25Running 6 2:55v median −1:15
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 2:59v median −1:14
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 4:28v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 988
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 988 men who finished.