The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Fabian Mertens & Nadja Herrmann crossed the line in 1:12:18: 102nd of 577 mixed teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:42Running 1 3:50v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:00v median −0:15
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Block 03 7:06Running 3 4:05v median −0:23
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Block 04 6:55Running 4 4:08v median −0:25
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 4:04v median −0:34
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 4:12v median −0:25
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 4:21v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 5:36v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:12
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.