The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jules Thiebaut finished 259th of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:19:41, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:32 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 8:10Running 1 3:28v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:29v median −0:51
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 4:44v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:29v median −1:19
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:44v median −1:22
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 4:25v median −1:31
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:25v median −1:31
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 3:49v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.