The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:49 at Karlsruhe 2025 put Christian Kubiciel & Nateshon Thomas 565th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. A harder second half: 4:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 391 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:10 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:19Running 1 3:31v median −0:17
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 8:33v median +3:06
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 8:52v median +3:04
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 8:57v median +3:07
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Block 05 13:46Running 5 9:11v median +3:13
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 9:06v median +3:14
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 9:10v median +3:17
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 9:32v median +3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.