The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:03:20 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Behnam Bakhshayesh on the age-group podium: 3rd of 148 in the 25–29 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:10 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:37, was faster than 99% 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. Behnam Bakhshayesh's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 2:49v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:04v median −1:16
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Block 03 7:53Running 3 4:27v median −1:19
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:14v median −1:34
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:31v median −1:35
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 4:10v median −1:46
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:13v median −1:43
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Block 08 8:02Running 8 3:33v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:37
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 720
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 720 men who finished.