The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alanna Fagan & Bjorn Bloomquist at Berlin 2026: 59:17, 16th of 953 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:03 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:44 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 9:48, was faster than 99% 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 6:47Running 1 2:49v median −1:06
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Block 02 5:08Running 2 3:03v median −1:10
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Block 03 6:00Running 3 3:08v median −1:15
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Block 04 5:49Running 4 3:08v median −1:18
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Block 05 7:19Running 5 3:08v median −1:23
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Block 06 4:40Running 6 3:08v median −1:21
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Block 07 6:00Running 7 3:05v median −1:28
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Block 08 7:55Running 8 4:14v median −2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:48
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 950
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 950 mixed teams who finished.