The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Nils Borchers crossed the line in 1:21:46: 327th of 1,003 men, faster than 67% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:35 quicker than the median and 296th of 1,003. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 835 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:19v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:36v median −0:44
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:01v median −0:45
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 4:59v median −0:49
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 5:11v median −0:55
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:05v median −0:51
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:02v median −0:54
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 4:12v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.