The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Frank Pelk finished 712th of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:41:02.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:14 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:29 slower at Cologne 2026 than at Berlin 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:40v median +0:30
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 5:56v median +0:44
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 6:23v median +0:49
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 6:30v median +0:53
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:28v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:20v median +0:44
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 6:30v median +0:51
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Block 08 16:48Running 8 6:04v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.