The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Berlin 2026, Martin Kaczmarczyk & Michael Widdas crossed the line in 1:08:03: 177th of 699 men's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:20 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 11:13, was faster than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Berlin gained about 0:27.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 3:21v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:10Running 2 3:33v median −0:25
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Block 03 6:33Running 3 3:47v median −0:26
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 3:45v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:10Running 5 3:42v median −0:37
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:40v median −0:35
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Block 07 6:46Running 7 3:29v median −0:47
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 4:55v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 698
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 698 men's teams who finished.