The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christian Thöne & Melanie Thöne finished 227th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:31:38.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:59. A harder second half: 3:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:39 more than the average race this season, going by 1,748 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 3:54v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:16v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:20v median −0:05
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 4:35v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:31v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:36v median +0:00
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:42v median +0:01
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 6:43v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:55
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.