The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:50:49 at Karlsruhe 2026 put Umar Farooque 863rd of 1,003 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:14. A harder second half: 2:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:24, behind 88% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:26Running 1 6:29v median +2:44
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Block 02 10:03Running 2 6:34v median +1:14
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 6:56v median +1:10
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Block 04 13:16Running 4 7:07v median +1:19
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 7:19v median +1:13
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Block 06 9:40Running 6 6:58v median +1:02
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 7:32v median +1:36
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Block 08 19:11Running 8 9:18v median +4:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.