The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:36 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Thomas Straub 175th of 406 men in the Open division, ahead of 57% of the field.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:49. The race faded late: the second half went 7:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:41, ahead of 85% of the field.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 835 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 slower here than at their other races. 6:35 slower than at Heerenveen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:15v median +1:23
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 4:58v median −0:29
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:21v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 5:16v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:24v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:08v median −0:38
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 8:23v median +2:39
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Block 08 19:49Running 8 9:15v median +4:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:41
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.