The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:44 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Manfred Schöser & Verena Schöser 483rd of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:21, behind 99% 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 9:31Running 1 4:48v median +0:42
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Block 02 10:39Running 2 7:25v median +1:34
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 7:44v median +1:33
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 7:57v median +1:38
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Block 05 12:25Running 5 7:41v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:43Running 6 7:50v median +1:16
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 8:01v median +1:21
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 6:15v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:21
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.