The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Vanessa Hauser & Sebastian Schmitz at Karlsruhe 2025: 1:08:52, 75th of 726 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:47 quicker than the median and 80th of 726. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:40, ahead of 90% of the field.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:10 more than the average race this season, going by 444 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:39Running 1 3:55v median −0:12
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 5:11v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:35v median −0:34
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 5:19v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 5:11v median −1:05
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 5:14v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 5:19v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:54Running 8 5:16v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
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.