The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sophie Nowak & Natalie Biehler at Hamburg 2026: 1:15:00, 48th of 463 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:30, was faster than 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Hamburg gained about 1:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:06v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:09v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:16v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 5:20v median −1:09
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:22v median −1:15
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:29v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 5:30v median −1:03
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:27v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 430
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 430 women's teams who finished.