The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for James Symonds & Helen Symonds at Berlin 2026: 1:06:55, 23rd of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:02 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 10:48, was faster than 95% of the field.
Berlin ran slow: the 1,748 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 3:05v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:11Running 2 3:15v median −0:59
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Block 03 6:38Running 3 3:28v median −0:57
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Block 04 6:33Running 4 3:31v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:06Running 5 3:36v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:19Running 6 3:32v median −1:04
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 3:38v median −1:03
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 5:06v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 293
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 293 mixed teams who finished.