The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Walz & Natalie Meßmer finished 434th of 467 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:52:15.
The stations carried this race: faster than 25% of the field across all eight, against 3% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:01 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:57Running 1 5:47v median +1:20
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Block 02 10:45Running 2 8:30v median +2:17
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Block 03 14:12Running 3 9:00v median +2:28
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Block 04 14:05Running 4 9:12v median +2:43
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Block 05 13:59Running 5 9:15v median +2:36
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Block 06 11:20Running 6 9:09v median +2:41
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Block 07 15:33Running 7 9:14v median +2:47
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 11:22v median +6:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
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.