The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hugues Verhaeghe took 2nd of 21 in the 60–64 age group at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:22:23.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:51 quicker than the median and 84th of 1,003. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:00 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 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. 0:49 faster than at Stockholm 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:29v median −0:16
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Block 02 9:09Running 2 5:01v median −0:19
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 7:08v median +1:22
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Block 04 9:17Running 4 5:20v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:35v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:25v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:25v median −0:31
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 4:49v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.