The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Kötter & Niklas Braun finished 510th of 699 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:20:21.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:40Running 1 4:33v median +0:53
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:42v median +0:44
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 5:01v median +0:48
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 4:55v median +0:41
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:59v median +0:40
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:52v median +0:37
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:45v median +0:29
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 6:13v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:28
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.