The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:38 at Cologne 2026 won the 50–54 age group for Volker Schmitz, first of 11.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:11 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:39 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:28, was faster than 96% of the field.
The field ran 2:21 slower at Cologne 2026 than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 3:13v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:02v median −1:02
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:11v median −1:20
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:14v median −1:16
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:21v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 4:16v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:19v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:38Running 8 3:52v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:28
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.