The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, Lena Backmund & Christiane Backmund crossed the line in 1:18:34: 106th of 622 women's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 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 2:30.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:01v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:42v median −0:44
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:52v median −0:47
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:56v median −0:49
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:50v median −1:02
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:55v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:55v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 6:04v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.