The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tim Ortner finished 223rd of 269 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:43:07.
A station race more than a running one: 41% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:10 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 6:00v median +1:50
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Block 02 10:23Running 2 8:06v median +2:59
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 6:06v median +0:38
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 6:13v median +0:44
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 7:00v median +1:25
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 6:23v median +0:56
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Block 07 12:36Running 7 6:23v median +0:55
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Block 08 16:08Running 8 8:37v median +3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.