The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Franka Kreiter & Marius Elz finished in the top 10% of the field at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:10:47 for 38th of 467 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:07, ahead of 95% of the field.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 3:26v median −1:01
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:57v median −1:16
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:57v median −1:35
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 5:00v median −1:29
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 5:06v median −1:33
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:59v median −1:29
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:00v median −1:27
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Block 08 9:06Running 8 4:08v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:07
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 333
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 333 mixed teams who finished.