The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Iris Majoor & Berith Sauerzweig at Berlin 2026: 1:12:35, 23rd of 371 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 12:30, was faster than 94% of the field.
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 8:20Running 1 3:39v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:50v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 3:51v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 3:43v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 3:46v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:47v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:44Running 7 3:49v median −1:17
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 5:12v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:30
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 370
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 370 women's teams who finished.