The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:21 at Vienna 2026 put Amelie Birkel & Lothar Birkel 752nd of 961 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:15 better against the middle of the field than the first. 7:57 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:33Running 1 6:49v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:49v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 6:03v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 6:15v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 6:03v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:13v median +0:22
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:03v median +0:12
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 6:27v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 954
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 954 mixed teams who finished.