The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Bowler finished in the top 10% of the field at Karlsruhe 2025, in 1:08:20 for 71st of 1,208 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:08 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:20, ahead of 96% of the field.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 766 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:58 slower here than at their other races. 12:03 faster than at Dublin 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:53Running 1 2:48v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:01v median −1:17
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:28v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:54Running 4 4:21v median −1:22
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:38v median −1:15
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:31v median −1:13
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:54v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 5:22v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
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.