The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Berlin 2026, Anabel Evans crossed the line in 1:23:44: 68th of 315 women, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:00 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 1:57 more than the average race this season, going by 1,345 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 3:16v median −0:42
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 3:45v median −0:32
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 3:49v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 3:47v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 3:58v median −0:39
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 3:51v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:44Running 7 3:50v median −0:46
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 5:36v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:10
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 315
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 315 women who finished.