The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Natalie Sauber & Matthew Messina crossed the line in 1:13:01: 167th of 960 mixed teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:49 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field 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 7:25Running 1 3:06v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:54Running 2 3:37v median −0:37
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Block 03 6:58Running 3 3:50v median −0:37
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:15v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:14v median −0:28
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:02v median −0:38
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:05v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 6:02v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:08
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.