The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mirko Zafferetti & Yassine El Maadni at Berlin 2026: 1:03:41, 36th of 371 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 10:58, ahead of 90% of the field.
Berlin gave the field time back: about 0:27 faster than the average race this season, by 1,323 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:04Running 1 3:01v median −0:36
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Block 02 4:59Running 2 3:08v median −0:45
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Block 03 6:27Running 3 3:09v median −0:58
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Block 04 6:33Running 4 3:15v median −0:55
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Block 05 7:41Running 5 3:14v median −1:04
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Block 06 4:50Running 6 3:13v median −1:02
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Block 07 6:43Running 7 3:16v median −1:02
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 4:33v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 370
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 370 men's teams who finished.