The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Salzsieder & Ben Preissler finished 404th of 421 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2024, in 1:27:12.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first. 15:28 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Berlin gained about 4:26.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 5:03v median +1:10
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 7:51v median +2:16
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 8:11v median +2:11
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 8:36v median +2:27
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 8:12v median +2:04
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Block 06 9:35Running 6 8:19v median +2:06
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 8:05v median +2:02
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 7:08v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 416
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 416 men's teams who finished.