The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Melvin Franzen at Cologne 2026: 1:08:14, 46th of 924 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:39 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:31 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:27, ahead of 96% of the field.
The field ran 2:59 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Frankfurt 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:09Running 1 3:15v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:14v median −0:58
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 4:45v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:36v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:27v median −1:22
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:22v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:37v median −1:02
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 4:11v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
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.