The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Kaiser finished 985th of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 2:19:58.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:16. A harder second half: 6:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:42, behind 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Karlsruhe. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:02. 59:02 slower than at Hamburg 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:26Running 1 5:04v median +1:19
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Block 02 13:27Running 2 7:24v median +2:04
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Block 03 17:53Running 3 8:02v median +2:16
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Block 04 18:45Running 4 8:35v median +2:47
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Block 05 14:39Running 5 8:47v median +2:41
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Block 06 12:21Running 6 8:33v median +2:37
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Block 07 17:03Running 7 8:59v median +3:03
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Block 08 26:49Running 8 7:54v median +2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.