The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Dambach finished 202nd of 490 women in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:33:55, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:04 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 376 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:02 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:11v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 5:49v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:55v median −0:26
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 5:54v median −0:27
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:14v median −0:24
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:05v median −0:22
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 5:56v median −0:34
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 5:05v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.