The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mathieu Safraoui at Karlsruhe 2026: 1:09:35, 22nd of 321 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:37 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:49 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:56, was faster than 94% 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. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Mathieu Safraoui.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:03v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:28v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:41v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 4:46v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:52v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:45v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:44v median −0:54
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Block 08 9:04Running 8 3:56v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 146
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 146 men who finished.