The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Melissa Longworth & Daniel Longworth at Berlin 2026: 1:03:38, 35th of 530 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 10:10, was faster than 96% of the field.
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 6:59Running 1 2:55v median −0:55
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Block 02 4:55Running 2 3:11v median −0:55
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Block 03 6:40Running 3 3:13v median −1:05
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Block 04 7:05Running 4 3:12v median −1:08
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Block 05 7:58Running 5 3:13v median −1:13
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Block 06 4:55Running 6 3:16v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:45Running 7 3:19v median −1:06
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 4:32v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 530
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 530 mixed teams who finished.