The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ludwig Klodtka finished 732nd of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:42:06.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:35Running 1 4:52v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 6:22v median +1:10
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 7:10v median +1:36
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Block 04 13:37Running 4 7:11v median +1:34
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 7:17v median +1:28
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 6:59v median +1:23
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 7:06v median +1:27
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 7:03v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.