The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Mazen Bayoumi crossed the line in 1:28:51: 178th of 406 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:48. A harder second half: 5:40 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:29v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 4:57v median −0:30
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:09v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:04v median −0:42
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:00v median −0:03
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 5:40v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:14v median −0:30
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 4:25v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.