The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sven Biggen finished 903rd of 924 men in the Open division at Cologne 2026, in 2:15:21.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 7:31 slower than the median. A harder second half: 9:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:05, behind 99% of the field.
The field ran 2:54 faster at Cologne 2026 than at Stuttgart 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 4:48v median +0:38
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Block 02 11:45Running 2 6:23v median +1:11
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Block 03 16:56Running 3 7:54v median +2:20
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Block 04 15:37Running 4 7:17v median +1:40
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:22v median +1:33
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 7:10v median +1:34
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Block 07 20:42Running 7 8:00v median +2:21
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Block 08 24:52Running 8 10:34v median +5:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:05
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.