The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, Torsten Völkel crossed the line in 1:23:50: 461st of 1,208 men, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:32 behind the median.
The field ran 1:10 faster at Karlsruhe 2025 than at Frankfurt 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:24v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:52v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:06v median −0:35
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:12v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:19v median −0:34
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:14v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:18v median −0:28
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 5:54v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.