The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Julien Hoffmann crossed the line in 1:26:21: 449th of 1,003 men, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 37% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:50 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:32 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 8:57Running 1 4:13v median +0:28
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 5:50v median +0:30
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:09v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 6:24v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:23v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:14v median +0:18
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 6:18v median +0:22
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Block 08 11:08Running 8 5:19v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.