The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Nils Lehnert & Laura Cieslar crossed the line in 1:16:09: 225th of 530 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:37 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:13 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 7:58Running 1 3:23v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 3:50v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:00v median −0:18
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 3:58v median −0:22
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:46v median −0:40
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 3:56v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:08Running 7 4:06v median −0:19
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 5:29v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:38
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.