The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexander Ritter took 2nd of 27 in the 55–59 age group at Cologne 2026, in 1:14:40.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:15 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:15Running 1 3:48v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:32v median −0:40
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:50v median −0:44
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Block 04 8:38Running 4 4:54v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 4:56v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:49v median −0:47
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:52v median −0:47
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 4:45v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.