The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dean Leary & James Wales finished 500th of 816 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:19:58.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:41 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:56Running 1 4:09v median +0:27
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:24v median +0:23
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Block 03 7:06Running 3 4:39v median +0:23
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Block 04 7:58Running 4 4:50v median +0:30
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 5:06v median +0:38
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 4:55v median +0:31
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:05v median +0:40
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 7:08v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:28
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.