The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Georg Melchers finished 848th of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 1:57:32.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:31 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:27 in the roxzone was slower than 87% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Cologne 2026 and Cologne 2025 were 3:01 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:37Running 1 5:28v median +1:18
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Block 02 12:12Running 2 6:46v median +1:34
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Block 03 14:43Running 3 6:52v median +1:18
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Block 04 13:58Running 4 6:53v median +1:16
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 6:55v median +1:06
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 6:56v median +1:20
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Block 07 13:04Running 7 7:06v median +1:27
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Block 08 20:48Running 8 6:47v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
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.