The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Downey finished in the top 10% of the field at Karlsruhe 2025, in 1:05:38 for 42nd of 1,208 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:55 quicker than the median and 86th of 1,208. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:47, ahead of 89% of the field.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 0:58 more than the average race this season, going by 766 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 4:29 on Dublin 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:00Running 1 2:54v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:09v median −1:09
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:06v median −1:35
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:08v median −1:35
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:16v median −1:37
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:09v median −1:35
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:13v median −1:33
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 4:46v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1185
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,185 men who finished.