The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Maximilian Schmidt & Finn Merten at Berlin 2026: 1:01:30, 40th of 699 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:45 quicker than the median and 59th of 699. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 10:26, was faster than 94% 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 6:51Running 1 3:01v median −0:39
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Block 02 4:53Running 2 3:16v median −0:42
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Block 03 5:51Running 3 3:33v median −0:40
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Block 04 6:24Running 4 3:24v median −0:50
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Block 05 7:28Running 5 3:23v median −0:56
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Block 06 4:46Running 6 3:21v median −0:54
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Block 07 6:16Running 7 3:29v median −0:47
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Block 08 8:42Running 8 4:38v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:26
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.