The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, Nadine Eszterle & Martin Schmidt crossed the line in 1:15:36: 219th of 726 mixed teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:52. The race faded late: the second half went 2:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:40Running 1 3:30v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:55v median −0:54
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 5:02v median −1:07
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 5:07v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:13v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:10v median −0:59
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:21v median −0:52
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 5:35v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.