The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Sophie-Marie Dreger crossed the line in 1:30:12: 162nd of 490 women, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:43. Stronger after halfway: 4:57 better against the middle of the field 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:20v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 5:43v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 6:29v median +0:08
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Block 04 15:17Running 4 6:34v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:47v median −0:51
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 5:37v median −0:50
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:38v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 4:48v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.