The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:38 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Raphael Merkt & Michael Merkt 206th of 255 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. 6:38 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:20Running 1 3:34v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:08v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 6:14v median +1:09
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Block 04 13:20Running 4 10:26v median +5:20
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:46v median +0:33
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:25v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:55v median +0:41
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 4:23v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 163
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 163 men's teams who finished.