The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sandro Laurito & Carola Paolino finished 495th of 953 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, in 1:19:57.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:13 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 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 8:24Running 1 3:38v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:09v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:16v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 4:16v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:11v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 3:58v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:24v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 5:43v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:27
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.