The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Mercedesz Matyas & Zsofia Metz crossed the line in 1:18:39: 128th of 847 women's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 13:12, was faster than 92% of the field.
This was a slow day in Berlin. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:47.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 3:56v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:56v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:14Running 3 3:53v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 4:06v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:03v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:18v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:28v median −0:47
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 6:27v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:12
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 845
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 845 women's teams who finished.