The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:36 at Cologne 2026 put Mathias Bott 508th of 924 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:39. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:01 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:20Running 1 4:03v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:13v median +0:01
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:49v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 5:51v median +0:14
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:46v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:41v median +0:05
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 5:49v median +0:10
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 5:32v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
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.