The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Liz Rehwagen & Toni Schöner at Karlsruhe 2026: 1:11:40, 34th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:22, ahead of 87% 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 8:11Running 1 3:46v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:59v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 5:08v median −1:03
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:10v median −1:09
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:23v median −1:11
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:19v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:25v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:12v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.