The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Karlsruhe 2026, Christian Ränicke crossed the line in 1:27:46: 479th of 1,003 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:58 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:08 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Karlsruhe cost the whole field time: about 1:02 more than the average race this season, going by 835 athletes who raced both. That was 5:25 off the time at Berlin 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:06v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:35v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:34v median −0:12
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:45v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:46v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:53v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 6:02v median +0:06
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Block 08 11:37Running 8 4:56v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.