The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Marek Kovář & Veronika Hynková at Berlin 2026: 56:32, 5th of 530 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:36 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:46 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:20, ahead of 99% of the field.
Berlin ran slow: the 1,748 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:39 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:26Running 1 2:40v median −1:10
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Block 02 4:39Running 2 2:53v median −1:13
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Block 03 5:31Running 3 3:01v median −1:17
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Block 04 5:54Running 4 3:07v median −1:13
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Block 05 7:17Running 5 3:09v median −1:17
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Block 06 4:31Running 6 3:07v median −1:16
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Block 07 5:29Running 7 3:07v median −1:18
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Block 08 7:32Running 8 4:08v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:20
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 530
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 530 mixed teams who finished.