The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Rees & Matt Smith finished 860th of 1,325 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2025, in 1:13:25.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median. A harder second half: 1:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:36Running 1 3:50v median +0:07
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:35v median +0:17
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 4:54v median +0:22
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 4:59v median +0:26
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 5:03v median +0:23
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 5:05v median +0:29
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 5:08v median +0:32
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 6:20v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.