The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:05 at Berlin 2025 put Katharina Smerd & Meike Thurz 217th of 541 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:10 of the median.
Berlin ran fast: the 1,238 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:54 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:48Running 1 4:09v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:32v median −0:26
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Block 03 8:29Running 3 4:47v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 4:53v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:00v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:06v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:06v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 6:24v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:17
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 537
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 537 women's teams who finished.