The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshua Wilhelm finished 698th of 1,208 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, in 1:30:56.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:29 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:21Running 1 3:26v median −0:14
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Block 02 10:37Running 2 8:08v median +2:50
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 8:20v median +2:39
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 8:18v median +2:35
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 8:27v median +2:34
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Block 06 4:59Running 6 3:24v median −2:20
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Block 07 12:29Running 7 8:34v median +2:48
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 9:01v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.