The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:09:22 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Eric Haase & Michelle Bendel 580th of 586 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 11:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:44, behind 99% of the field.
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 12:44Running 1 8:25v median +4:19
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Block 02 11:45Running 2 9:27v median +3:36
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Block 03 13:03Running 3 9:57v median +3:46
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Block 04 14:26Running 4 10:16v median +3:57
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Block 05 16:19Running 5 11:13v median +4:39
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Block 06 13:04Running 6 11:04v median +4:30
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Block 07 17:13Running 7 11:21v median +4:41
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Block 08 19:12Running 8 14:26v median +8:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:44
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.