The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Laura Zimmermann & Tom Bößendörfer at Karlsruhe 2025: 1:05:39, 37th of 726 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:06, ahead of 97% of the field.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 444 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:10 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:02Running 1 2:51v median −1:16
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:59v median −1:50
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:15v median −1:54
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:13v median −1:56
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:20v median −1:56
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:19v median −1:50
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Block 07 8:22Running 7 4:15v median −1:58
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Block 08 8:31Running 8 4:30v median −2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 723
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 723 mixed teams who finished.