The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Patrick Abt & Laura Bielesch crossed the line in 1:16:01: 60th of 215 mixed teams, faster than 72% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 91% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:31. The race faded late: the second half went 4:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:41Running 1 3:16v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:35v median −1:26
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:52v median −1:24
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:54v median −1:28
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:00v median −1:31
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:05v median −1:21
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:10v median −1:21
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 4:26v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:43
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 196
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 196 mixed teams who finished.