The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Blum & Thomas Träger finished 939th of 953 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:52:52.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 4:17. A harder second half: 3:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 19:45, behind 96% 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 9:50Running 1 5:00v median +1:05
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 5:51v median +1:38
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Block 03 10:13Running 3 5:55v median +1:32
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 6:09v median +1:43
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:12v median +1:41
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:07v median +1:38
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Block 07 14:16Running 7 6:01v median +1:28
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Block 08 15:42Running 8 8:32v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:45
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.