The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tobias Sommer & 林艳 王 finished 664th of 863 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Shenzhen 2026, in 1:41:20.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:31. The race faded late: the second half went 8:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Shenzhen ran fast: the 302 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 3:54v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 5:43v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:11v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:17v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 5:26v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:36v median −0:01
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Block 07 12:12Running 7 5:46v median +0:04
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Block 08 20:47Running 8 7:16v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:25
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 858
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 858 mixed teams who finished.