The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Christian Volynskij & Johanna Walther crossed the line in 1:26:13: 223rd of 467 mixed teams, faster than 52% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 5:08 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:49, ahead of 85% of the field.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:42 more than the average race this season, going by 520 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:54v median −0:33
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 8:37v median +2:24
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 8:45v median +2:13
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 8:44v median +2:15
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Block 05 13:42Running 5 8:54v median +2:15
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:54v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 5:46v median −0:41
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Block 08 8:57Running 8 4:41v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.