The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Marius Saalmann & Nadine Saalmann crossed the line in 1:20:55: 378th of 960 mixed teams, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:21. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:58Running 1 3:38v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:43v median −0:31
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:05v median −0:22
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Block 04 9:21Running 4 4:26v median −0:06
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:01v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:01v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:02v median −0:44
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 6:19v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:22
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.