The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Vincent Shaw crossed the line in 1:24:42: 134th of 321 men, faster than 58% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 72% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:29 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 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 8:14Running 1 3:38v median −0:01
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Block 02 9:23Running 2 5:30v median +0:16
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:55v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 5:56v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:10v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:09v median +0:33
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 6:01v median +0:23
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 5:41v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.