The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Tomáš Francouz crossed the line in 1:19:02: 95th of 321 men, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:56. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 835 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 4:03v median +0:24
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 3:57v median −1:17
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:17v median −1:18
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 4:20v median −1:17
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:17v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:50v median −0:46
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:29v median −1:09
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 5:29v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
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.