The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joe Hayes & Ellie Thompson finished 154th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:23:17.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:25 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:38Running 1 3:53v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 3:58v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:03v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 4:06v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:03v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:04v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:22v median −0:19
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 6:16v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:01
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.