The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:03 at Cologne 2026 put Mats Merlin Kölsch 651st of 924 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:01. The race faded late: the second half went 10:34 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:08v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:58v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:33v median −0:01
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 5:33v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:42v median −0:07
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Block 06 9:39Running 6 7:41v median +2:05
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 5:29v median −0:10
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Block 08 22:02Running 8 5:31v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.