The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:36:06 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Simone Pautz 243rd of 249 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:24. A harder second half: 8:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:42, behind 92% 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. 26:13 slower than at Stuttgart 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:54Running 1 5:33v median +1:06
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Block 02 14:52Running 2 8:59v median +2:42
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Block 03 18:08Running 3 9:11v median +2:42
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Block 04 23:15Running 4 10:19v median +3:45
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Block 05 15:53Running 5 9:44v median +2:51
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Block 06 12:11Running 6 9:22v median +2:37
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Block 07 22:04Running 7 9:35v median +2:56
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Block 08 28:15Running 8 9:33v median +3:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:42
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.