The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cologne 2026, Philipp Koch crossed the line in 1:15:13: 170th of 924 men, faster than 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 57% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:37 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 4:55, was faster than 88% 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 7:44Running 1 3:14v median −0:56
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:09v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 4:28v median −1:06
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:34v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:41v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:25v median −1:11
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:27v median −1:12
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 4:13v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
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.