The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:06 at Cologne 2026 put Birk Alwes 634th of 924 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:58 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:43 behind the median. The roxzone cost time: 9:49, behind 89% of the field.
The field ran 2:21 slower at Cologne 2026 than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:34v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:33v median +0:21
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 5:50v median +0:16
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 5:55v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:38v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 6:09v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 6:23v median +0:44
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Block 08 14:25Running 8 6:04v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:49
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.