The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Billie Arend & Mark Schommarz crossed the line in 1:11:05: 204th of 953 mixed teams, faster than 79% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 88% of the field across all eight, against 67% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:23 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:43Running 1 3:32v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 4:01v median −0:12
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Block 03 6:55Running 3 4:04v median −0:19
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Block 04 6:21Running 4 4:11v median −0:15
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Block 05 8:18Running 5 4:13v median −0:18
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Block 06 5:53Running 6 4:15v median −0:14
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Block 07 7:52Running 7 4:19v median −0:14
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 5:50v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:07
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.