The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:33 at Berlin 2025 put Helen Gilbert & Nick Gilbert 367th of 528 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:42Running 1 4:18v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:46v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:51v median +0:05
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:55v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:06v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:57v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:48v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 6:24v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.