The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Cenk Bulanik crossed the line in 1:22:52: 348th of 1,003 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:30 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 worse 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 9:16Running 1 4:47v median +1:02
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:38v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:07v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:05v median −0:43
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:25v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:29v median −0:27
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 5:04v median −0:52
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 4:45v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.