The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Robson & Kirsty Ashton finished in the top 10% of the field at Berlin 2026, in 1:09:00 for 60th of 577 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 67% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 11:31, was faster than 92% 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 7:19Running 1 3:13v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:17Running 2 3:17v median −0:58
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Block 03 7:46Running 3 3:33v median −0:55
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Block 04 6:54Running 4 3:38v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:57v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:20Running 6 3:36v median −1:01
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Block 07 7:14Running 7 3:33v median −1:07
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 5:06v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:31
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.