The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:12:16 at Cologne 2026 put Alexander Klein 253rd of 259 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 7:38 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:20, behind 86% of the field.
The field ran 3:47 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:41Running 1 6:53v median +2:54
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 6:26v median +1:22
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Block 03 14:01Running 3 7:46v median +2:15
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Block 04 21:00Running 4 8:02v median +2:32
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Block 05 14:59Running 5 9:11v median +3:28
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Block 06 10:39Running 6 8:18v median +2:48
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Block 07 17:30Running 7 8:46v median +3:12
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Block 08 23:08Running 8 12:10v median +6:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:20
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.