The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:56 at Berlin 2026 put Ruth P. Thompson & Koshu Kunii 370th of 953 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:18 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:31 worse 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 7:57Running 1 3:37v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:46v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 3:57v median −0:26
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Block 04 6:48Running 4 3:49v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:04v median −0:27
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 3:51v median −0:38
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 3:46v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 5:27v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:45
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.