The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Marchetti & Melanie Simons finished 125th of 215 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:26:15.
The runs carried this race: faster than 57% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 34% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. 8:21 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:04v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 6:08v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 6:21v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 6:20v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:12v median −0:19
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 6:07v median −0:19
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 6:16v median −0:15
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:06v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.