The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:16:15 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Alica Helmberger 234th of 249 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:50 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 10:29Running 1 5:06v median +0:39
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Block 02 13:15Running 2 10:12v median +3:55
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Block 03 16:12Running 3 10:21v median +3:52
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Block 04 20:51Running 4 10:40v median +4:06
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Block 05 17:37Running 5 11:22v median +4:29
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Block 06 13:02Running 6 10:22v median +3:37
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Block 07 15:18Running 7 10:30v median +3:51
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Block 08 21:45Running 8 13:42v median +7:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.