The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:25 at Hamburg 2025 put Markus Lahrkamp 778th of 1,486 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:43 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:44 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 1:39 faster at Hamburg 2025 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:41v median −0:46
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:32v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:17v median +0:16
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Block 04 12:20Running 4 4:51v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:30v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:38v median −0:27
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 4:22v median −0:43
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 5:32v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1451
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,451 men who finished.