The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Merker finished 962nd of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 2:08:51.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:47. A harder second half: 5:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:26v median +0:41
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Block 02 11:43Running 2 8:56v median +3:36
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Block 03 13:57Running 3 9:00v median +3:14
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Block 04 21:23Running 4 8:58v median +3:10
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Block 05 15:05Running 5 9:22v median +3:16
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Block 06 11:43Running 6 9:15v median +3:19
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Block 07 17:34Running 7 9:09v median +3:13
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Block 08 20:53Running 8 5:27v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.