The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Natalie Flieger & Joshua Loidl crossed the line in 1:08:24: 82nd of 530 mixed teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 10:59, was faster than 92% 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 7:19Running 1 3:10v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:25Running 2 3:19v median −0:47
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Block 03 6:35Running 3 3:36v median −0:42
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Block 04 6:43Running 4 3:30v median −0:50
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:39v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 3:44v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 3:43v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 4:40v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:59
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.