The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, Christian Frank & Holger Link crossed the line in 1:12:49: 209th of 603 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:16. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:10.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:21v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:02v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 5:16v median −0:32
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 5:02v median −0:48
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:52v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:45v median −1:07
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:57v median −0:56
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 5:27v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.