The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Luca La Barbera crossed the line in 1:25:10: 419th of 1,003 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:47. A harder second half: 5:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 835 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:34v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:43v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 4:48v median −0:58
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:50v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:09v median −0:57
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 5:08v median −0:48
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:12v median −0:44
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Block 08 17:56Running 8 6:30v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
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.