The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mirko Zafferetti & Victoria Bucci Marconi at Berlin 2026: 1:09:15, 94th of 960 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:34 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 11:34, ahead of 94% of the field.
This was a slow day in Berlin. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:13Running 1 2:56v median −1:01
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:10v median −1:04
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 3:30v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 3:34v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 3:36v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:36v median −1:04
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 3:31v median −1:15
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 4:58v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:34
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 958
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 958 mixed teams who finished.