The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, Zuzka Unger & Eva Kopf crossed the line in 1:16:55: 85th of 622 women's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 2:30 more than the average race this season, going by 417 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:07Running 1 5:36v median +1:10
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 5:06v median −1:20
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 5:23v median −1:16
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:22v median −1:23
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:38v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:25v median −1:23
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:30v median −1:19
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Block 08 9:34Running 8 5:56v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 617
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 617 women's teams who finished.