The race, in three figures
The race, in words
MELANIE DUBOIS finished 404th of 490 women in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:57:50.
The runs carried this race: faster than 39% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 1% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:21. A harder second half: 9:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 3:02 more than the average race this season, going by 376 athletes who raced both. 11:30 slower than at Paris GP 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 4:17v median +0:01
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Block 02 10:09Running 2 6:21v median +0:17
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 6:37v median +0:16
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Block 04 16:24Running 4 6:42v median +0:21
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Block 05 13:11Running 5 6:44v median +0:06
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Block 06 11:13Running 6 6:43v median +0:16
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Block 07 13:45Running 7 6:49v median +0:19
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Block 08 23:58Running 8 8:27v median +2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.