The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Bach finished 420th of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:25:11, faster than 58% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:43 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:02. 3:27 slower than at Cologne 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:29v median −0:16
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:15v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 5:50v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 5:42v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:57v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:48v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:41v median −0:15
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 5:04v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.