The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, Benjamin Pain & Guillaume Rinaldi crossed the line in 1:08:36: 127th of 603 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:38. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 2:10 more than the average race this season, going by 391 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:23Running 1 2:49v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:36v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 4:56v median −0:52
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Block 04 7:17Running 4 4:41v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:46v median −1:12
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 5:00v median −0:52
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:44v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 5:16v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 588
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 588 men's teams who finished.