The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Wedemeyer finished 135th of 259 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:26:30.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:14. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 3:50v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:49v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:19v median −0:12
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 5:16v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:30v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 5:27v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:35v median +0:01
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Block 08 15:34Running 8 5:23v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.