The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steve LAUBER finished 261st of 406 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:38:23.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:33. A harder second half: 2:20 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 5:30v median +1:38
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 7:34v median +2:07
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:56v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 5:28v median −0:18
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:03v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:04v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 6:04v median +0:20
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 7:56v median +2:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.