The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Zschischang finished 755th of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:41:17.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:24 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 835 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 slower here than at their other races. 5:32 slower than at Hamburg 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:59v median +0:14
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Block 02 10:20Running 2 6:11v median +0:51
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 6:18v median +0:32
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Block 04 13:10Running 4 6:25v median +0:37
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:42v median +0:36
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:30v median +0:34
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Block 07 14:26Running 7 6:41v median +0:45
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Block 08 15:40Running 8 6:34v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.