The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Nele Bullwinkel & Merrit Gerlach crossed the line in 1:29:31: 391st of 847 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:18 of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 worse 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 9:23Running 1 4:32v median +0:13
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:35v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 4:44v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 4:53v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:20v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:19v median +0:11
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:24v median +0:09
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 7:26v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:40
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.