The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Wöhling finished 190th of 269 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:35:01.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:01Running 1 6:36v median +2:26
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:33v median +0:26
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Block 03 9:46Running 3 5:50v median +0:22
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 5:48v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:08v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:50v median +0:23
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:03v median +0:35
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 9:32v median +4:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.