The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:09 at Karlsruhe 2025 put Volker Ley & Isabella Dachtler-Ley 361st of 726 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:31Running 1 3:57v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:37v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 5:50v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 6:07v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 6:18v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:13v median +0:04
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 6:09v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 6:41v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.