The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michael Thorpe & Nicola Armstrong at Berlin 2026: 1:09:28, 98th of 960 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:15 quicker than the median and 65th of 960. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 11:59, was faster than 91% of the field.
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 7:38Running 1 3:22v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:19Running 2 3:30v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 3:44v median −0:43
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Block 04 6:27Running 4 3:50v median −0:42
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 3:57v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:56v median −0:44
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 3:56v median −0:50
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 5:25v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:59
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.