The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jennifer Thiel & Patrick Galler finished 257th of 293 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:38:09.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 19:11, behind 90% 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 8:48Running 1 4:30v median +0:34
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:54v median +0:40
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 5:25v median +1:00
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:38v median +1:08
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:45v median +1:09
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:43v median +1:07
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 5:48v median +1:07
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 9:09v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:11
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.