The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bernd Keller & Joachim Alt finished 291st of 308 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:35:15.
A station race more than a running one: 23% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:12, behind 90% of the field.
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 9:19Running 1 5:02v median +1:23
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:24v median +1:30
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:44v median +1:37
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Block 04 9:50Running 4 5:59v median +1:52
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:59v median +1:46
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:59v median +1:49
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 6:10v median +1:57
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 8:33v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:12
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 308
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 308 men's teams who finished.