The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Björn Keller finished 539th of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:30:40.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:02 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:47 better 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 8:37Running 1 3:56v median −0:14
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 4:50v median −0:22
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Block 03 13:37Running 3 8:09v median +2:35
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 4:59v median −0:38
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:05v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:55v median −0:41
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 5:00v median −0:39
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Block 08 13:24Running 8 4:52v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.