The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Matt Nield & Alexandra Kendall-Smith crossed the line in 1:10:49: 74th of 577 mixed teams, faster than 87% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:06 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:41 worse 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 7:10Running 1 3:05v median −0:50
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Block 02 5:24Running 2 3:11v median −1:04
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Block 03 6:13Running 3 3:16v median −1:12
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Block 04 6:56Running 4 3:22v median −1:11
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Block 05 7:42Running 5 3:21v median −1:17
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:26v median −1:11
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Block 07 7:26Running 7 3:31v median −1:09
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 4:51v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:15
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 577
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 577 mixed teams who finished.