The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:52 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Billal Öncel & Marilyn Burkart 491st of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:24, behind 89% 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 8:45Running 1 4:30v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 6:39v median +0:48
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Block 03 12:26Running 3 8:53v median +2:42
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 8:48v median +2:29
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Block 05 15:20Running 5 10:32v median +3:58
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Block 06 9:50Running 6 7:47v median +1:13
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 7:55v median +1:15
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 6:17v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.