The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Kupper & David Schaffner finished 607th of 816 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:25:42.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Berlin ran fast: the 1,323 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:27 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:28v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:37v median +0:36
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Block 03 7:32Running 3 4:37v median +0:21
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 5:31v median +1:11
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:41v median +1:13
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:16v median +0:52
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 5:40v median +1:15
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 7:17v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 816
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 816 men's teams who finished.