The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Manuel Blank finished 49th of 259 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:14:08, faster than 81% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:52 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:30, ahead of 95% of the field.
The field ran 2:54 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Stuttgart 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:25v median −0:34
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:14v median −0:50
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:29v median −1:02
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Block 04 8:59Running 4 4:31v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:51v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:37v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:55v median −0:39
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 4:53v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
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.