The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:04:18 at Berlin 2026 put Beppe Vella on the age-group podium: 3rd of 142 in the 35–39 age group.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:56 quicker than the median and 20th of 686. Stronger after halfway: 1:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:48, ahead of 97% of the field.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:42 more than the average race this season, going by 2,286 athletes who raced both. That was 0:40 off the time at Bologna 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:47Running 1 2:30v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 2:52v median −0:53
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Block 03 6:49Running 3 3:11v median −0:49
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Block 04 6:45Running 4 3:07v median −0:51
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Block 05 7:47Running 5 3:08v median −0:59
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Block 06 4:44Running 6 3:00v median −1:02
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Block 07 6:29Running 7 3:10v median −0:54
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 4:29v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 684
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 684 men who finished.