The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Michael Kessler at Hamburg 2026: 1:06:04, 28th of 1,103 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:41 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:08 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:09, was faster than 89% of the field.
The field ran 3:30 faster at Hamburg 2026 than at Karlsruhe 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:39v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:04v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:13v median −1:15
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:22v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:46Running 5 4:20v median −1:24
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:20v median −1:16
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:32v median −1:04
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Block 08 7:22Running 8 3:56v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 550
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 550 men who finished.