The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Felix Ruf & Julian Blaumoser at Berlin 2026: 58:40, 18th of 699 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 74% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:27 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 9:17, was faster than 99% of the field.
Berlin gave the field time back: about 0:27 faster than the average race this season, by 1,323 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:40Running 1 2:49v median −0:51
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Block 02 4:36Running 2 2:58v median −1:00
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Block 03 5:46Running 3 3:00v median −1:13
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Block 04 6:14Running 4 3:03v median −1:11
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Block 05 7:17Running 5 3:00v median −1:19
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Block 06 4:13Running 6 2:58v median −1:17
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Block 07 6:06Running 7 3:03v median −1:13
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 4:03v median −1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 698
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 698 men's teams who finished.