The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:32 at Berlin 2026 put Merle Melchert & Lea Raudis 656th of 777 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:01. The race faded late: the second half went 1:52 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:47 more than the average race this season, going by 1,436 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:02v median +0:48
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:12v median +0:38
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:25v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 5:30v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:00v median +1:04
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:31v median +0:37
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:31v median +0:34
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 8:21v median +1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:38
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.