The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Denise Bistan & Markus Schweisgut crossed the line in 1:19:57: 125th of 467 mixed teams, faster than 73% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 62% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:15 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:24 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 7:59Running 1 4:00v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:53v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 6:19v median −0:13
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 6:23v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 6:28v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:26v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 6:32v median +0:05
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Block 08 9:30Running 8 5:19v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.