The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:21 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Michelle Zajons & Kevin Pistor 376th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:57Running 1 5:33v median +1:27
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:18v median −0:33
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:44v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 5:44v median −0:35
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 7:09v median +0:35
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:10v median −0:24
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 6:19v median −0:21
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 6:24v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:11
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.