The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Müller finished 176th of 321 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:30:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:19 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:53 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. An improvement of 10:55 on Cologne 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 3:43v median +0:04
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:58v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:37v median +0:02
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 5:38v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:03v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:22v median −0:14
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 5:38v median +0:00
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 4:53v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.