The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dominic Schwarz finished 209th of 406 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:31:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:35 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:55Running 1 3:22v median −0:30
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 4:50v median −0:37
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 5:12v median −0:39
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 5:01v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:23v median −0:40
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 5:02v median −0:44
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 4:56v median −0:48
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Block 08 15:12Running 8 6:49v median +1:51
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.