The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nils Thiem & Tom Obermann finished 366th of 371 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:45:19.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 20:59, behind 99% of the field.
Berlin ran fast: the 1,323 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:27 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:32v median +0:55
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:42v median +1:49
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 6:34v median +2:27
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Block 04 10:40Running 4 6:15v median +2:05
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:57v median +1:39
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:07v median +1:52
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 6:52v median +2:34
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Block 08 15:08Running 8 9:54v median +4:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:59
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.