The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rafael Bouts & Marouane Lakbach finished in the top 10% of the field at Berlin 2025, in 56:18 for 36th of 1,325 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:13 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:45, was faster than 99% of the field.
Berlin gave the field time back: about 3:18 faster than the average race this season, by 1,263 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:48Running 1 2:45v median −0:58
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Block 02 5:02Running 2 3:20v median −0:58
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Block 03 6:21Running 3 3:35v median −0:57
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Block 04 5:36Running 4 3:37v median −0:56
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:37v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:00Running 6 3:25v median −1:11
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Block 07 5:46Running 7 3:36v median −1:00
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Block 08 8:04Running 8 4:34v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1313
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,313 men's teams who finished.