The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:01 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Helene Franvel & Romain Bertoli 85th of 467 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:41, was faster than 89% of the field.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:42 more than the average race this season, going by 520 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:40v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:03v median −1:10
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:44v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:40v median −0:49
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:46v median −0:53
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:56v median −0:32
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 6:06v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 4:47v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.