The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nils Gehlen finished 121st of 269 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:24:47, faster than 55% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:31 quicker than the median and 87th of 269. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cologne 2026 and Hamburg 2025 were 3:47 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:42Running 1 4:01v median −0:09
-
Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:57v median −0:10
-
Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:15v median −0:13
-
Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:24v median −0:05
-
Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:33v median −0:02
-
Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:35v median +0:08
-
Block 07 10:09Running 7 5:32v median +0:04
-
Block 08 12:18Running 8 5:16v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 266
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 266 men who finished.