The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kai Ermel finished 901st of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:55:37.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:48. The race faded late: the second half went 10:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:33 in the roxzone was slower than 97% of the field.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:02 more than the average race this season, going by 835 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Kai Ermel.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:24v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 6:05v median +0:45
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 6:46v median +1:00
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Block 04 15:45Running 4 6:36v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 7:04v median +0:58
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:48v median +0:52
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Block 07 16:46Running 7 6:45v median +0:49
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Block 08 20:34Running 8 7:07v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.