The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:20 at Stuttgart 2025 put Matthias Schäfer 420th of 1,171 men in the Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:04. The race faded late: the second half went 3:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:10 faster at Stuttgart 2025 than at Karlsruhe 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:01v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:49v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:05v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:17v median −0:31
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:14v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:28v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 4:14v median −0:35
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Block 08 16:12Running 8 4:43v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1163
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,163 men who finished.