The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Callum Whiffin & Sam Ash at Berlin 2026: 1:03:10, 27th of 371 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:53 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 10:35, was faster than 93% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Berlin gained about 0:27.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:55Running 1 3:02v median −0:35
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Block 02 5:06Running 2 3:13v median −0:40
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Block 03 6:58Running 3 3:22v median −0:45
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Block 04 6:28Running 4 3:24v median −0:46
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Block 05 7:29Running 5 3:22v median −0:56
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Block 06 4:47Running 6 3:15v median −1:00
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Block 07 6:25Running 7 3:26v median −0:52
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Block 08 8:35Running 8 4:42v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 370
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 370 men's teams who finished.