The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Alexander Klose & Laura Porombka crossed the line in 1:21:40: 152nd of 467 mixed teams, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:57Running 1 3:46v median −0:41
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:36v median −0:37
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 6:05v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:56v median −0:33
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:14v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 6:07v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 5:57v median −0:30
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 5:07v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.