The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jürgen Strubel finished 533rd of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:30:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:49. A harder second half: 4:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:10 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Karlsruhe 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:12v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:04v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 5:26v median −0:08
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 5:30v median −0:07
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:48v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:36v median +0:00
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 5:35v median −0:04
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Block 08 16:35Running 8 5:16v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.