The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:10:43 at Cologne 2026 put Marc Sommerfeld on the age-group podium: 2nd of 32 in the 25–29 age group.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:36 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
An improvement of 1:07 on Mechelen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:18v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:14v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:25v median −1:06
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:27v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:37v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:33Running 6 4:30v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 4:34v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 4:15v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.