The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Romuald Lepers won the 55–59 age group at Berlin 2026 in 1:07:23, first of 28.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:45 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:52 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Berlin ran slow: the 2,286 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:42 slower here than at their other races. 1:01 slower than at Lyon 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:11v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 3:18v median −0:32
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Block 03 6:36Running 3 3:17v median −0:48
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Block 04 5:19Running 4 3:17v median −0:49
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Block 05 7:46Running 5 3:20v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:03Running 6 3:21v median −0:48
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 3:17v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 4:37v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1093
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,093 men who finished.