The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Akim Schmidt crossed the line in 1:23:39: 376th of 1,003 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the farmers carry: 0:34 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:55.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:02 more than the average race this season, going by 835 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 0:37 on Gent 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:30Running 1 3:25v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:01v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:35v median −0:11
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 5:23v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:28v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:16v median −0:40
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Block 07 10:53Running 7 5:25v median −0:31
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 4:54v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
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.