The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Kristina Steeg & Thomas Odenthal crossed the line in 1:20:07: 238th of 586 mixed teams, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:44 quicker than the median and 84th of 586. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:15Running 1 4:10v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:38v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:57v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:58v median −0:21
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:44v median +0:10
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:26v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 6:48v median +0:08
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 5:31v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.