The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Philipp Wilbert & Ann-Kathrin Wilbert crossed the line in 1:12:06: 106th of 586 mixed teams, faster than 82% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 69% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:43Running 1 3:59v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:30v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:44v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 5:50v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:52v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 6:01v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:58v median −0:42
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Block 08 8:14Running 8 4:37v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
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.