The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Thomas Medica at Karlsruhe 2026: 1:12:22, 32nd of 406 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:34 quicker than the median and 42nd of 406. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:35, ahead of 87% 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. That was 1:03 off the time at Rimini 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:06v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 4:40v median −0:47
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:07v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 5:06v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:27v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:16v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:15v median −0:29
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 4:39v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
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.