The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:54 at Berlin 2026 put Veronika Kostova & Franck-Edward Claerhout 191st of 530 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:50 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:48Running 1 3:27v median −0:23
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 3:36v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 3:45v median −0:33
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Block 04 7:13Running 4 3:44v median −0:36
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 3:50v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 3:48v median −0:35
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 3:53v median −0:32
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:22v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:04
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.