The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Marlen-Charis Werner & Ron Grundmann crossed the line in 1:13:32: 263rd of 953 mixed teams, faster than 72% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:09 quicker than the median and 3rd of 953. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Berlin. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:39v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:04v median −0:09
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Block 03 6:25Running 3 4:08v median −0:15
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Block 04 5:39Running 4 4:15v median −0:11
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:21v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:35v median +0:06
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:23v median −0:10
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 6:15v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:55
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.