The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:16 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Patrick Koch 512th of 1,003 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 64% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:34 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:23 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Karlsruhe ran slow: the 835 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:02 slower here than at their other races. Patrick Koch's fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:31v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:09v median −0:11
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Block 03 13:00Running 3 5:39v median −0:07
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 5:21v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:55v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:23v median −0:33
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 5:33v median −0:23
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 4:43v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.