The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gilbert Tao finished 561st of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:31:32.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:15. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 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 8:43Running 1 4:01v median +0:16
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 5:42v median +0:22
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:44v median −0:02
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 5:37v median −0:11
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:46v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:41v median −0:15
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 5:32v median −0:24
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 4:48v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
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.