The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Russell Sims & Mike Mckee crossed the line in 1:06:44: 107th of 816 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 66% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Time in the roxzone, 11:09, was faster than 92% of the field.
Berlin gave the field time back: about 0:27 faster than the average race this season, by 1,323 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:19v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:17Running 2 3:30v median −0:31
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Block 03 6:36Running 3 3:38v median −0:38
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Block 04 6:37Running 4 3:34v median −0:46
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Block 05 7:52Running 5 3:35v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:37v median −0:47
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Block 07 7:11Running 7 3:40v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 5:01v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 816
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 816 men's teams who finished.