The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Windmueller finished 161st of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:15:06, faster than 84% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 65% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:03, ahead of 94% of the field.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:02. 1:30 slower than at Bologna 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:11v median −0:34
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:24v median −0:56
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 4:37v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 4:36v median −1:12
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:45v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:43v median −1:13
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Block 07 9:10Running 7 4:48v median −1:08
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 4:00v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:03
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.