The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jan Brinkmann took 2nd of 25 in the 45–49 age group at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:13:23.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 74% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:12 ahead of the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:03, ahead of 96% of the field.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:02. 0:11 slower than at Berlin 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 2:56v median −0:56
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:12v median −1:15
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:31v median −1:20
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:31v median −1:15
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:45v median −1:18
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:45v median −1:01
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Block 07 9:39Running 7 4:50v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 3:56v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:03
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.