The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christof De Groote & Nick De Groote finished 369th of 561 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:19:28.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:16 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 6:11v median +2:21
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:40v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:53v median +0:05
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 6:41v median +0:49
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 6:00v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 6:08v median +0:13
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 6:10v median +0:13
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Block 08 9:24Running 8 5:10v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
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.