The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:28 at Frankfurt 2025 put Volker Marks 1,155th of 1,883 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:23 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:49 faster at Frankfurt 2025 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:52v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:57v median −0:17
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 4:56v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:16v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:20v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 5:02v median −0:12
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Block 08 16:14Running 8 6:01v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1857
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,857 men who finished.