The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joachim Kaiser finished 909th of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 1:56:24.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:06. A harder second half: 5:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. 6:04 slower than at Karlsruhe 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 4:48v median +1:03
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 6:44v median +1:24
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Block 03 12:46Running 3 7:10v median +1:24
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Block 04 16:40Running 4 7:15v median +1:27
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Block 05 13:46Running 5 7:44v median +1:38
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Block 06 10:25Running 6 7:29v median +1:33
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Block 07 14:52Running 7 7:40v median +1:44
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Block 08 20:16Running 8 6:31v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.