The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Bergmann finished 253rd of 406 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:37:34.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:42. A harder second half: 3:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:02. 1:44 slower than at Copenhagen 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 3:49v median −0:03
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Block 02 9:17Running 2 5:30v median +0:03
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Block 03 11:40Running 3 5:58v median +0:07
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 6:06v median +0:20
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:41v median +0:38
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:20v median +0:34
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Block 07 13:09Running 7 5:58v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 5:24v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.