The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Marc Göretz & Anna Hofmeister crossed the line in 1:13:02: 115th of 577 mixed teams, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 89% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:58 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:06 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Berlin ran slow: the 1,748 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:30v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:38v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 3:38v median −0:50
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Block 04 7:08Running 4 3:41v median −0:52
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:45v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 3:48v median −0:49
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Block 07 6:51Running 7 3:45v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:23v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:55
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.