The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Alexander Merkl crossed the line in 1:18:40: 231st of 1,003 men, faster than 77% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 58% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:50 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:02. Alexander Merkl's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:08v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:33v median +0:13
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:41v median −0:05
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Block 04 9:41Running 4 5:29v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:51v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:27v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:31v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 4:44v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
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.