The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Denis Sauerwald crossed the line in 1:24:51: 139th of 406 men, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:20v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 4:34v median −0:53
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:52v median −0:59
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:05v median −0:41
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:23v median −0:40
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:31v median −0:15
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:26v median −0:18
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Block 08 12:42Running 8 4:35v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.