The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marius Balogh finished 414th of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:24:56, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:38 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:41 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 7:26Running 1 3:14v median −0:31
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 4:56v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 5:16v median −0:30
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 5:17v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:29v median −0:37
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 5:15v median −0:41
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 5:12v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 4:44v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.