The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tobias Bethke finished 293rd of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:20:29, faster than 68% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:54 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cologne 2026 and Cologne 2025 were 3:01 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 3:44v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:45v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:05Running 3 5:11v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 5:15v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:20v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:22v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:28v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 5:07v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.