The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, Phillip Otto crossed the line in 1:26:54: 557th of 1,208 men, faster than 54% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 71% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:41 on the median. A harder second half: 4:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:00 faster at Karlsruhe 2025 than at Karlsruhe 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:14Running 1 3:44v median +0:04
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:19v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:54v median +0:13
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 6:04v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 6:14v median +0:21
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 6:13v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 6:27v median +0:41
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 7:14v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.