The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Merz & Melanie Hansen finished 702nd of 711 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Hamburg 2025, in 2:06:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 11:54 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
Hamburg ran fast: the 706 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:18Running 1 8:54v median +2:45
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Block 02 10:41Running 2 7:53v median +2:42
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Block 03 13:52Running 3 8:09v median +2:45
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Block 04 14:54Running 4 7:52v median +2:27
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Block 05 13:37Running 5 8:10v median +2:35
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Block 06 10:29Running 6 8:28v median +2:59
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Block 07 17:45Running 7 8:30v median +3:01
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Block 08 19:41Running 8 9:38v median +3:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:54
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 707
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 707 mixed teams who finished.