The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:52 at Cologne 2026 put Guido Obst 762nd of 924 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 35% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:03 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:01 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:17Running 1 4:00v median −0:10
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Block 02 12:07Running 2 5:04v median −0:08
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 5:55v median +0:21
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 5:52v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:20v median +0:31
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Block 06 9:32Running 6 6:08v median +0:32
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 6:18v median +0:39
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Block 08 18:38Running 8 7:05v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.