The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Kaya Russell & Ijahé Russell crossed the line in 1:30:02: 408th of 847 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:38 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:36Running 1 3:41v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:09v median −0:31
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 4:22v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:36v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:03v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:15v median +0:07
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:25v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 6:54v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:18
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.