The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cologne 2026, Andrej German crossed the line in 1:14:32: 157th of 924 men, faster than 83% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:19 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:47 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Hamburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:46v median −0:24
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:56v median −0:16
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:11v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:14v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:20v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:15v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:12v median −0:27
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 5:29v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
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.