The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:13 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Lee Bender 220th of 1,003 men in the Open division, ahead of 78% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:08 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:43 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:02 more than the average race this season, going by 835 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:34v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 5:02v median −0:18
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:33v median −0:13
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:26v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:28v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:21v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:29v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 4:42v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
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.