The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:25 at Cologne 2026 put Farbod Bayat 97th of 259 men in the Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:30 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:02Running 1 3:35v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:53v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:37v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 5:16v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:20v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:24v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 5:17v median −0:17
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 4:55v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:27
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.