The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philipp Rhein finished 991st of 1,003 men in the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, in 2:26:10.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 10:32 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:19 better against the middle of the field than before it. 8:22 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 835 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 slower here than at their other races. 49:17 slower than at Berlin 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:50Running 1 6:55v median +3:10
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Block 02 13:27Running 2 6:29v median +1:09
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Block 03 22:44Running 3 7:25v median +1:39
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Block 04 21:42Running 4 8:27v median +2:39
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Block 05 13:42Running 5 8:28v median +2:22
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Block 06 10:46Running 6 8:11v median +2:15
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Block 07 15:36Running 7 8:10v median +2:14
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Block 08 28:10Running 8 11:09v median +5:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.