The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:51 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Sabine Forthauser & Stefan Forthauser 454th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:57 better against the middle of the field than the first. 8:47 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 11:29Running 1 7:14v median +3:08
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 6:44v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 7:03v median +0:52
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 7:11v median +0:52
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 8:19v median +1:45
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 7:37v median +1:03
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 7:12v median +0:32
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 5:54v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.