The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kathrin Hirschlein-Pfeufer finished 126th of 490 women in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:27:38, faster than 74% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:23 quicker than the median and 30th of 490. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 3:02 more than the average race this season, going by 376 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 3:54v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:03v median −1:01
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:25v median +0:04
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 5:56v median −0:25
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:56v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:38v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:34v median −0:56
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 6:45v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.