The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Christopher Fliegel & Ann-Kathrin Hemmersbach at Karlsruhe 2026: 1:05:02, 28th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 73% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:47, ahead of 96% 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 7:00Running 1 3:09v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:26v median −1:25
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 4:34v median −1:37
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Block 04 7:23Running 4 4:29v median −1:50
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:37v median −1:57
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 4:29v median −2:05
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Block 07 8:05Running 7 4:36v median −2:04
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 3:49v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:47
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.