The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Matson finished 1,749th of 1,851 men in the Open division at Berlin 2025, in 1:47:53.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 7:39 slower than the median. A harder second half: 13:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Berlin ran fast: the 1,897 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:21 quicker here than at their other races. 21:07 slower than at Berlin 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:07v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:38v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 4:53v median +0:26
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:09v median +0:39
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 4:56v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:15v median +0:43
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Block 07 18:25Running 7 5:40v median +1:06
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Block 08 21:11Running 8 8:15v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1823
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,823 men who finished.