The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Faruk Özmen finished 428th of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:25:38, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:45 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:02 more than the average race this season, going by 835 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division for Faruk Özmen.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:32v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 4:34v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 4:53v median −0:53
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:01v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:04v median −1:02
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:13v median −0:43
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 4:58v median −0:58
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 4:09v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.