The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eugen Burau finished 189th of 406 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:30:14, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:11 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:37 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:49 faster at Karlsruhe 2026 than at Karlsruhe 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:31v median −0:21
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:05v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:19v median −0:32
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:28v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:47v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:47v median +0:01
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 5:46v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 5:01v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.