The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Pia Klöpper & Lucas Bolten crossed the line in 1:22:53: 104th of 215 mixed teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:04 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better 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 8:35Running 1 4:03v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:40v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:59Running 3 6:07v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 6:06v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:10v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 6:08v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 6:12v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 5:06v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
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.