The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:11 at Karlsruhe 2025 put Marco Gerstenhöfer 261st of 1,208 men in the Open division, ahead of 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:59 quicker than the median and 302nd of 1,208. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 0:58 more than the average race this season, going by 766 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Marco Gerstenhöfer.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:03Running 1 3:20v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:24v median −0:54
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 5:07v median −0:34
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:00v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:52v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:36v median −1:08
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:44v median −1:02
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 5:19v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
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.