The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:06:08 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Eric Helmes 952nd of 1,003 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:51 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 12:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:05, behind 92% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 4:30v median +0:45
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 5:55v median +0:35
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Block 03 14:17Running 3 8:11v median +2:25
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Block 04 16:14Running 4 7:52v median +2:04
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 8:15v median +2:09
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Block 06 11:43Running 6 7:46v median +1:50
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Block 07 17:03Running 7 7:49v median +1:53
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Block 08 24:09Running 8 7:39v median +2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:05
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.