The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Laura Schmitt & Victoria Buck crossed the line in 1:28:21: 358th of 847 women's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 52% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:47 more than the average race this season, going by 1,436 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:00v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:43v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:58v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 5:19v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:03v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:14v median +0:06
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:15v median +0:00
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 7:04v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:51
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.