The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Alain Eicher & Gloriya Miteva crossed the line in 1:17:12: 88th of 467 mixed teams, faster than 81% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 96% of the field across all eight, against 59% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:40 quicker than the median and 13th of 467. A harder second half: 1:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:15Running 1 4:09v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:25v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 6:21v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 6:15v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 6:33v median −0:06
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:35v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 7:03v median +0:36
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 5:26v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
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.