The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luisa Wassermann finished 143rd of 172 women in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:55:35.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:21 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 13:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 3:02 more than the average race this season, going by 376 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:41Running 1 4:08v median −0:16
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Block 02 14:57Running 2 11:35v median +5:28
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Block 03 17:41Running 3 11:40v median +5:15
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Block 04 18:00Running 4 9:44v median +3:16
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:11v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 6:45v median +0:10
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 6:53v median +0:20
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Block 08 14:01Running 8 6:09v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 167
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 167 women who finished.