The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, Candice Bouduban & Chloé Schaffter crossed the line in 1:24:04: 235th of 622 women's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The row cost the most time: 0:36 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:59Running 1 4:11v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:35v median −0:51
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:54v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 5:55v median −0:50
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:15v median −0:37
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:17v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 6:33v median −0:16
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 6:54v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.