The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gaetan Ehret finished 698th of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:37:31.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:33 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 835 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 3:55v median +0:10
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 5:34v median +0:14
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Block 03 13:21Running 3 6:01v median +0:15
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 6:13v median +0:25
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:26v median +0:20
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Block 06 9:27Running 6 6:08v median +0:12
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Block 07 13:31Running 7 6:15v median +0:19
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 5:01v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.