The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Niklas Steiner crossed the line in 1:27:04: 461st of 1,003 men, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 0:46 quicker than the median and 383rd of 1,003. Stronger after halfway: 2:29 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:19Running 1 4:06v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 5:46v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:09v median +0:23
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 6:15v median +0:27
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 6:11v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:49v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 6:01v median +0:05
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 4:56v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.