The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:49 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Melanie Beckert 61st of 490 women in the Open division, ahead of 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:34, ahead of 95% of the field.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:02. 1:24 slower than at Stuttgart 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 3:49v median −0:27
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:16v median −0:48
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:36v median −0:45
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 5:37v median −0:44
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:45v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:38v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:52Running 7 5:39v median −0:51
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Block 08 9:45Running 8 4:36v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 275
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 275 women who finished.