The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jochen Armbruster finished 429th 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: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:49. The race faded late: the second half went 2:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:49 faster at Karlsruhe 2026 than at Karlsruhe 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 3:58v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 5:26v median +0:06
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:23v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:24v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:22v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:20v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 5:15v median −0:41
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Block 08 16:53Running 8 4:25v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.