The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Nertila Kalemi & Marsel Kalemi crossed the line in 1:09:11: 152nd of 953 mixed teams, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 11:07, was faster than 91% of the field.
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 7:17Running 1 3:01v median −0:54
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Block 02 5:59Running 2 3:30v median −0:43
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Block 03 6:59Running 3 3:43v median −0:40
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Block 04 6:23Running 4 3:42v median −0:44
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 3:48v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:49Running 6 3:50v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 3:48v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:49Running 8 5:08v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 950
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 950 mixed teams who finished.