The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:27 at Berlin 2026 put Alexander Wirtz & Verena Weckwerth 563rd of 577 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:18 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 21:31 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 10:11Running 1 5:35v median +1:40
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 6:04v median +1:49
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 6:17v median +1:49
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 6:47v median +2:14
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 6:55v median +2:17
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:46v median +2:09
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Block 07 13:16Running 7 6:54v median +2:14
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 9:34v median +3:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 21:31
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.