The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arthur Deneken finished 442nd of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:26:05, faster than 56% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:17 quicker than the median and 116th of 1,003. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:03 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:52 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:36Running 1 3:38v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:22v median +0:02
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Block 03 13:01Running 3 6:11v median +0:25
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 6:06v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:37v median −0:29
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:36v median −0:20
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:16v median −0:40
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 4:44v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.