The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:03 at Berlin 2026 put Justin Polok & Svea Hertzsch 554th of 960 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
-
Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:51v median +0:54
-
Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:55v median +0:41
-
Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:54v median +0:27
-
Block 04 8:54Running 4 5:00v median +0:28
-
Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:07v median +0:25
-
Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:55v median +0:15
-
Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:53v median +0:07
-
Block 08 10:56Running 8 6:39v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:46
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.