The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Peter Simon & Melanie Jopp at Berlin 2026: 1:03:32, 18th of 577 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:48, was faster than 97% of the field.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:39 more than the average race this season, going by 1,748 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:05Running 1 3:03v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:14Running 2 3:21v median −0:54
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Block 03 6:11Running 3 3:32v median −0:56
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Block 04 6:15Running 4 3:38v median −0:55
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:36v median −1:02
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:39v median −0:58
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Block 07 6:25Running 7 3:43v median −0:57
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:57v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:48
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 577
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 577 mixed teams who finished.