The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Christoph Baum at Cologne 2026: 1:09:02, 58th of 924 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:53 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:50, ahead of 90% 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 7:49Running 1 3:25v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:22v median −0:50
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Block 03 7:40Running 3 4:29v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:35v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:36v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:37v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:06Running 7 4:46v median −0:53
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 4:33v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.