The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:07 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Tomas Büker on the age-group podium: 3rd of 11 in the 55–59 age group.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:33 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:10 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. 7:54 slower than at Berlin 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 3:44v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:14v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 5:21v median −0:30
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:27v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:39v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:36v median −0:10
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 5:41v median −0:03
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Block 08 17:37Running 8 5:19v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.