The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Hagen Herzog & Sophie Sieghardt crossed the line in 1:22:04: 413th of 960 mixed teams, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:02 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:05 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:32Running 1 4:22v median +0:25
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:33v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:56v median +0:29
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:50v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:01v median +0:19
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:49v median +0:09
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:47v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 6:36v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:48
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.