The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Armstrong finished 386th of 704 men in the Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:27:59.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:47 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 3:19v median −0:09
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 3:35v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 4:04v median +0:01
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 3:54v median −0:10
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:00v median −0:11
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 3:49v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 3:47v median −0:21
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Block 08 15:17Running 8 5:43v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 703
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 703 men who finished.