The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Kessler finished in the top 10% of the field at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:06:37 for 14th of 406 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 4:12 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:44 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:22, ahead of 91% of the field.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:02 more than the average race this season, going by 835 athletes who raced both. 2:19 slower than at Berlin 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:56Running 1 2:51v median −1:01
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:16v median −1:11
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 4:30v median −1:21
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:36v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:52v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:46v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:47v median −0:57
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Block 08 7:39Running 8 4:06v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 240
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 240 men who finished.