The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cologne 2026, Steffen Thielmann crossed the line in 1:18:56: 266th of 924 men, faster than 71% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:26 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:54 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Stuttgart 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:04v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:09Running 2 5:05v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:30v median −0:04
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 5:21v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:20v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:09v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:05v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 4:44v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:04
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.