The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2026, Alexander Merkl crossed the line in 1:17:59: 266th of 1,103 men, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 61% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:06 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:07 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Hamburg 2026 and Karlsruhe 2026 were 3:30 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:52v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:09v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:15v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 5:14v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:17v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:13v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:19v median −0:17
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 4:27v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.