The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thorsten Appel finished 885th of 1,208 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2025, in 1:38:14.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:57 quicker than the median and 204th of 1,208. Stronger after halfway: 7:11 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 0:58 more than the average race this season, going by 766 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:56v median +0:16
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Block 02 11:29Running 2 8:41v median +3:23
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Block 03 13:20Running 3 9:00v median +3:19
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Block 04 14:31Running 4 9:03v median +3:20
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:49v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:30v median +0:46
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 6:41v median +0:55
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 7:14v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.