The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Claudio Rosso & Anja Rosso finished in the top 10% of the field at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:05:03 for 29th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 77% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:01, was faster than 93% 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 7:08Running 1 3:03v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:29v median −1:22
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:33v median −1:38
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 4:41v median −1:38
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:43v median −1:51
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:40v median −1:54
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:35v median −2:05
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Block 08 7:47Running 8 3:47v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:01
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 407
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 407 mixed teams who finished.