The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jule Westphal & Patrick Zech finished in the top 10% of the field at Berlin 2026, in 1:09:18 for 95th of 960 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 11:13, ahead of 96% of the field.
This was a slow day in Berlin. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:21v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 3:18v median −0:56
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Block 03 6:39Running 3 3:20v median −1:07
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 3:37v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:03Running 5 3:36v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:35v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 3:33v median −1:13
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Block 08 9:00Running 8 4:53v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:13
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 958
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 958 mixed teams who finished.