The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Sebastian Forst & Svende Albrecht crossed the line in 1:23:06: 455th of 960 mixed teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:57. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Berlin cost the whole field time: about 0:39 more than the average race this season, going by 1,748 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:36v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:02v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:25v median −0:02
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:22v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:34Running 5 4:36v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:35v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 4:16v median −0:30
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:00v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:38
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.