The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2026, Elias Karsten crossed the line in 1:24:42: 181st of 579 men, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:33 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 3:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
That was 2:52 off the time at Istanbul 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:09v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:41v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:39v median −1:03
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 4:56v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:08v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:05v median −0:40
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 6:58v median +1:15
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Block 08 14:14Running 8 8:04v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 482
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 482 men who finished.