The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robin Pietschmann finished 267th of 406 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:39:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:47 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:23 better against the middle of the field 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 9:24Running 1 4:54v median +1:02
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:55v median −0:32
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 5:23v median −0:28
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Block 04 14:38Running 4 5:57v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:41v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:15v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 6:09v median +0:25
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 5:30v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.