The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luca Hauser & Jens Kalmbach finished in the top 10% of the field at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:00:24 for 21st of 561 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:05, ahead of 90% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:32Running 1 2:44v median −1:06
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 3:54v median −1:31
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 4:05v median −1:43
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:12v median −1:40
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Block 05 8:15Running 5 4:11v median −1:51
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:16v median −1:39
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 4:14v median −1:43
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 3:26v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:05
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 558
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 558 men's teams who finished.