The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Seraphine Schmerber finished 225th of 249 women in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 2:12:41.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:19 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 376 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:02 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:22v median +0:55
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Block 02 12:57Running 2 9:58v median +3:41
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Block 03 15:43Running 3 10:12v median +3:43
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Block 04 18:55Running 4 10:19v median +3:45
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Block 05 16:36Running 5 10:56v median +4:03
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Block 06 13:04Running 6 10:14v median +3:29
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Block 07 15:45Running 7 10:19v median +3:40
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Block 08 20:50Running 8 10:13v median +4:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.