The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Simon Kriener & Marina Baur crossed the line in 1:09:32: 72nd of 586 mixed teams, faster than 88% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:11, was faster than 91% of the field.
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 7:14Running 1 3:21v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:48v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:06v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 5:00v median −1:19
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:09v median −1:25
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:07v median −1:27
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 5:01v median −1:39
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Block 08 8:21Running 8 4:12v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
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.