The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Mara Grudenik & Fabian Grudenik crossed the line in 1:21:00: 256th of 586 mixed teams, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:03 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 520 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:54v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 6:29v median +0:38
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 7:02v median +0:51
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 6:36v median +0:17
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:51v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 6:16v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 6:33v median −0:07
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 5:40v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.