The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:37 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Richard Smith 402nd of 1,003 men in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:42 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:05 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:18 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. That was 18:35 off the time at Cardiff 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 3:59v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:20v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:37v median −0:09
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 5:24v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:29v median −0:37
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:33v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 5:32v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:43v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.