The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Felix Malterer & Christopher Schmalz crossed the line in 1:10:58: 130th of 371 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:30. A harder second half: 1:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 6:48Running 1 3:03v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:24Running 2 3:30v median −0:23
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Block 03 6:39Running 3 3:46v median −0:21
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 3:47v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 4:00v median −0:18
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 3:56v median −0:19
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 4:00v median −0:18
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 5:44v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:23
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.