The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vanessa Wairer finished 162nd of 249 women in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:49:01.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:42 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:50 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:22, behind 90% of the field.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 3:02 more than the average race this season, going by 376 athletes who raced both. 19:11 slower than at Malaga 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 4:30v median +0:03
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Block 02 10:39Running 2 6:42v median +0:25
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 6:45v median +0:16
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Block 04 14:34Running 4 7:04v median +0:30
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Block 05 13:45Running 5 7:45v median +0:52
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 7:17v median +0:32
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Block 07 12:33Running 7 7:31v median +0:52
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Block 08 14:10Running 8 6:32v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 187
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 187 women who finished.