The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Alice Steegmüller & Patrick Tedesco crossed the line in 1:16:00: 72nd of 467 mixed teams, faster than 85% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 68% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 6:45 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:10, was faster than 95% of the field.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 520 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:55v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:01v median −1:12
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 8:21v median +1:49
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 8:20v median +1:51
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:19v median −1:20
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:29v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:32v median −0:55
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Block 08 8:23Running 8 4:11v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:10
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.