The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fabian Schmitz finished 357th of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:23:47, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:27 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:35Running 1 3:17v median −0:53
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:28v median −0:44
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:54v median −0:40
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 4:50v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:28v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:54v median −0:42
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 6:19v median +0:40
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 4:42v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.