The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christian Nolde won the 40–44 age group at Cologne 2025 in 1:01:15, first of 62.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:07 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:37 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:24 faster than the average race this season, by 1,229 athletes who raced both. 3:10 slower than at Berlin 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:34v median −1:20
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:19v median −1:21
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Block 03 6:54Running 3 3:24v median −1:32
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Block 04 6:41Running 4 3:26v median −1:33
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Block 05 7:47Running 5 3:26v median −1:42
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:34v median −1:27
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Block 07 6:53Running 7 3:36v median −1:28
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Block 08 8:03Running 8 4:24v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 493
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 493 men who finished.