The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Britta Mattes & Peter Mattes finished 202nd of 215 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:50:30.
The stations carried this race: faster than 28% of the field across all eight, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 7:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:13, behind 99% of the field.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 520 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 5:08v median +0:53
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 7:22v median +1:21
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 7:44v median +1:28
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Block 04 14:06Running 4 8:33v median +2:11
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Block 05 14:40Running 5 9:11v median +2:40
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Block 06 11:05Running 6 9:03v median +2:37
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Block 07 14:03Running 7 9:29v median +2:58
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Block 08 13:49Running 8 8:45v median +3:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:13
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.