The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for James Albert Beale & Marlou Walther at Karlsruhe 2026: 59:24, 6th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:33, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:35Running 1 2:51v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 4:13v median −1:38
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:24v median −1:47
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Block 04 6:58Running 4 4:26v median −1:53
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:31v median −2:03
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:28v median −2:06
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 4:30v median −2:10
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Block 08 7:18Running 8 3:43v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:33
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.