The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nora Chirikure & Gwinyai Makamure finished 161st of 215 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:32:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:18 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:46Running 1 6:22v median +2:07
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:48v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 6:01v median −0:15
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 6:03v median −0:19
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:00v median −0:31
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:12v median −0:14
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 6:32v median +0:01
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 5:41v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.