The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Phillip Goerke took 2nd of 61 in the 30–34 age group at Cologne 2026, in 1:03:06.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:28 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:31 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:57, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 3:01 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:11v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 3:51v median −1:13
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 4:05v median −1:26
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 4:03v median −1:27
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:14v median −1:29
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 4:07v median −1:23
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 4:05v median −1:29
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 3:53v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 258
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 258 men who finished.