The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:20 at Karlsruhe 2025 put Julian Merkel & Sophie Merkel 645th of 726 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:10.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:14v median +1:07
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 7:06v median +1:17
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 7:37v median +1:28
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 7:39v median +1:30
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Block 05 12:55Running 5 7:48v median +1:32
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 8:03v median +1:54
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Block 07 14:25Running 7 8:26v median +2:13
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 9:13v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.