The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Fabian Stepusin crossed the line in 1:24:51: 412th of 1,003 men, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:40. The race faded late: the second half went 1:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:27Running 1 2:59v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:17v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:23v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 5:01v median −0:47
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:01v median −1:05
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 4:49v median −1:07
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 4:30v median −1:26
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 4:20v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.