The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Paul Schmidt & Natalie Enzelmüller crossed the line in 1:14:23: 206th of 960 mixed teams, faster than 79% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 64% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:28Running 1 4:05v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:20v median +0:06
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:32v median +0:05
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:23v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:21v median −0:21
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:15v median −0:25
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Block 07 7:20Running 7 4:14v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 5:49v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:01
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.