The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Chiheb Arfa & Mirella Ba finished 270th of 726 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, in 1:18:15, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:46 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:10 better 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 8:12Running 1 3:54v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:29v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:58Running 3 5:28v median −0:41
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 5:25v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:18v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:06v median −1:03
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 5:11v median −1:02
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 5:52v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.