The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Pedro Van Helden & Naomi Van Tuijl crossed the line in 1:25:40: 219th of 467 mixed teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:29 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 8:05Running 1 4:01v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:42v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:51v median −0:41
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:56v median −0:33
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:21v median −0:18
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:18v median −0:10
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 6:07v median −0:20
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 5:10v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.