The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Linette Zerk & Michaela Shadick finished in the top 10% of the field at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:16:58 for 29th of 369 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:14 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:28, was faster than 98% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:34v median −1:15
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:21v median −1:25
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:43v median −1:22
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Block 04 10:35Running 4 5:42v median −1:20
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:50v median −1:23
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:45v median −1:19
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:50v median −1:16
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:39v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 167
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 167 women's teams who finished.