The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerd Gräfer finished 662nd of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:38:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:02 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:17, behind 91% of the field.
The field ran 2:59 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Frankfurt 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:51v median −0:19
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Block 02 10:01Running 2 5:40v median +0:28
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 6:17v median +0:43
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Block 04 12:30Running 4 6:04v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:54v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:50v median +0:14
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Block 07 13:55Running 7 9:04v median +3:25
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 6:12v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:17
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.