The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Theresa Ritzka & Nils Schaffrinna crossed the line in 1:20:47: 136th of 467 mixed teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:51 on the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median.
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 7:40Running 1 3:32v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:16v median −0:57
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:51v median −0:41
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 5:58v median −0:31
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:16v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:48v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 6:00v median −0:27
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 4:52v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.