The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Hamburg 2025, Thorsten Kirschen & Lasse Elias Kirschen crossed the line in 1:13:09: 352nd of 935 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:13. The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Hamburg ran fast: the 778 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:03 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 5:37v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:33v median −0:17
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 4:45v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:53v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:51v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:51v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 4:43v median −0:29
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:09v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 929
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 929 men's teams who finished.