The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Hamburg 2026, Anna Epley & Katharina Ludwig crossed the line in 1:23:39: 97th of 210 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:13. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Hamburg ran fast: the 863 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:00 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 5:02v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:46v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:49v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 5:51v median −0:24
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:05v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:58v median −0:24
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 6:02v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 5:15v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 119
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 119 women's teams who finished.