The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merel Mathijsen & Huib Hermsen finished 148th of 528 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2025, in 1:09:49, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:19 of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Berlin ran fast: the 996 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:35 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:02Running 1 3:48v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:09v median −0:29
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 4:13v median −0:33
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 4:09v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:21v median −0:29
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:13v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:19v median −0:29
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:39v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 524
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 524 mixed teams who finished.