The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Jeffrey Mootz & Melissa Spothelfer crossed the line in 1:24:17: 202nd of 467 mixed teams, faster than 57% of the field.
A harder second half: 1:28 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 8:41Running 1 4:20v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:55v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 6:30v median −0:02
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 6:31v median +0:02
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:44v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:23v median −0:05
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 6:36v median +0:09
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:26v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.