The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco John & Michelle Häuser finished 828th of 953 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:32:38.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 17:16 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 8:03Running 1 3:49v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:12v median +0:59
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 5:26v median +1:03
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:44v median +1:18
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:02v median +1:31
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:39v median +1:10
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:58v median +1:25
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Block 08 13:34Running 8 8:10v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:16
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.