The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcel Meyer finished 137th of 406 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:24:46, faster than 66% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:03 quicker than the median and 84th of 406. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:29 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:11 better against the middle of the field 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. That was 4:58 off the time at Mechelen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:29v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 5:05v median −0:22
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:32v median −0:19
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Block 04 13:54Running 4 5:31v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:43v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:43v median −0:03
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:27v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 5:02v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.