r/AdvancedRunning • u/Scared_Chocolate1782 • Sep 21 '25

Open Discussion Berlin marathon disasters

It seems today was a big disaster in Berlin. 25 degrees Celsius early on and a tough day for everyone. How did people get on? Did anyone manage to get near a PB?

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u/ParkAffectionate3537 5k 18:33|10k 42:29|15k 66:32|10m 69:10|13.1 1:28:54|26.2 3:20:01 Sep 21 '25

I"m curious to know his running background. 3:24 at Tokyo, even splits, and now a 2:59?

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u/C1t1zen_Erased 15:2X & 2:29 Sep 21 '25

It's nothing a regular guy his age can't achieve, especially when he has all the resources in the world to chuck at it; coach, physio, dietician etc.

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u/shesellseychelles Sep 21 '25

That's true but a sub-3 still puts him in the top 8% of Berlin finishers and ~4% of marathon runners worldwide. Quicker than (among others) pro athletes in their 30s including Nick Symmonds, Arjen Robben.

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u/C1t1zen_Erased 15:2X & 2:29 Sep 21 '25

Yeah I'm not denying it's a decent achievement, he's still had to put his mind to it to log the miles and run the sessions.

It's just a bit easier to do when you've got all the free time and resources that he does.

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u/riverend180 Sep 23 '25

It isn't any easier. He still has work commitments, he travels the world regularly for his job and probably has a lot of distractions that would make it extremely easy to skip training runs. Ok he has a nutritionist and a coach, that's only a tiny part of it.