The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:43 at Berlin 2026 put Ulla Gruchow & Alex Thiel 652nd of 960 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:24 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 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 8:26Running 1 4:01v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:21v median +0:07
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:34v median +0:07
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 4:40v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:43v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:28v median −0:12
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 4:34v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 6:24v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:28
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.