The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:06 at Cologne 2026 put Philipp Bormann 367th of 924 men in the Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 66% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:50 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:23 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:01Running 1 4:21v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:50Running 2 5:00v median −0:12
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:04v median −0:30
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:08v median −0:29
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:27v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:04v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:13v median −0:26
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 5:02v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.