The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Berger took 2nd of 94 in the 45–49 age group at Berlin 2026, in 1:08:30.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:52 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:44, was faster than 93% of the field.
The field ran 2:43 slower at Berlin 2026 than at Heerenveen 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:08Running 1 2:47v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:06v median −0:44
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Block 03 6:44Running 3 3:16v median −0:49
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Block 04 7:25Running 4 3:18v median −0:48
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Block 05 7:53Running 5 3:21v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:23v median −0:46
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Block 07 6:50Running 7 3:22v median −0:51
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 4:45v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:44
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.