The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cologne 2026, Nico Persicke crossed the line in 1:18:52: 264th of 924 men, faster than 71% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:28 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:05 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:31v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:32v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:49v median −0:45
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 6:36v median +0:59
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 5:08v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:47Running 6 4:37v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:57v median −0:42
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 4:28v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.