The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philipp Babic Markmann finished 183rd of 406 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:29:17, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:58 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:18 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. An improvement of 5:01 on Berlin 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 3:56v median +0:04
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 5:14v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:31v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:43v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 5:58v median −0:05
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 5:46v median +0:00
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:56v median +0:12
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Block 08 13:26Running 8 5:08v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.