The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Cornelia Schwarz & Linda Rühle crossed the line in 1:15:05: 110th of 777 women's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 12:55, was faster than 88% of the field.
Berlin ran slow: the 1,436 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:47 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 3:35v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:35Running 2 3:44v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 3:47v median −0:56
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 3:52v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 3:57v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 3:58v median −0:56
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 3:57v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 5:30v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:55
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 775
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 775 women's teams who finished.