The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melinda Ludwig finished 335th of 490 women in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:47:32.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 1% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:51 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:02. 12:46 slower than at Barcelona 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 4:35v median +0:19
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 6:39v median +0:35
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Block 03 14:03Running 3 7:05v median +0:44
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 7:06v median +0:45
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Block 05 13:09Running 5 7:18v median +0:40
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 7:04v median +0:37
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Block 07 12:28Running 7 7:33v median +1:03
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Block 08 17:51Running 8 6:50v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.