The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Dr. Thomas Siekmann crossed the line in 1:19:11: 77th of 406 men, faster than 81% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:17 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:55. A harder second half: 5:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:02 more than the average race this season, going by 835 athletes who raced both. 0:01 slower than at Maastricht 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:16v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:42v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:10v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 5:06v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:26v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:16v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 5:31v median −0:13
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 4:42v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
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.