The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ingo Behrendt finished 868th of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 2:02:11.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 8:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 12:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:11, behind 98% of the field.
The field ran 2:21 slower at Cologne 2026 than at EMEA London Olympia 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:48v median +0:38
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 5:51v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:18Running 3 6:14v median +0:40
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Block 04 15:44Running 4 6:25v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 6:46v median +0:57
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Block 06 9:27Running 6 6:46v median +1:10
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Block 07 20:18Running 7 6:57v median +1:18
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Block 08 19:11Running 8 7:57v median +2:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:11
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.