The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Martens & Thomas Martens finished 516th of 528 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2025, in 1:42:05.
A station race more than a running one: 24% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:41, behind 96% of the field.
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 9:59Running 1 5:37v median +1:36
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 6:59v median +2:21
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 6:56v median +2:10
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 7:08v median +2:21
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 7:07v median +2:17
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 7:24v median +2:37
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Block 07 12:38Running 7 7:53v median +3:05
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Block 08 14:32Running 8 9:20v median +3:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:41
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.