The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hanjer Zieroldt & Alexander Paul finished 609th of 699 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:26:30.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. 16:39 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 8:20Running 1 4:21v median +0:41
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:19v median +1:21
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 5:07v median +0:54
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 5:22v median +1:08
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 5:11v median +0:52
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:20v median +1:05
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 5:20v median +1:04
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 6:50v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:39
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.