The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jad Cherqaoui finished 102nd of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:12:07, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:39, ahead of 93% of the field.
That was 8:01 off the time at Stockholm 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:07v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:00v median −1:12
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:19v median −1:15
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:07v median −1:30
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Block 05 9:15Running 5 4:27v median −1:22
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 4:40v median −0:56
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 4:56v median −0:43
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 4:28v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.