The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patrick Gayer won the 40–44 age group at Cologne 2026 in 1:04:27, first of 113.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:56, was faster than 99% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cologne 2026 and Vienna 2026 were 1:05 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:25Running 1 3:15v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:05v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 4:11v median −1:23
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:09v median −1:28
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:13v median −1:36
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 4:10v median −1:26
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:14v median −1:25
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 3:52v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:56
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 916
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 916 men who finished.