The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Niklas Lingen at Cologne 2025: 1:02:54, 23rd of 1,182 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 3:33 quicker than the median and 3rd of 1,182. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cologne ran fast: the 1,229 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:24 quicker here than at their other races. 0:25 faster than at Copenhagen 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:39v median −1:11
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 3:27v median −1:12
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Block 03 7:04Running 3 3:36v median −1:22
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Block 04 7:30Running 4 3:37v median −1:24
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:54v median −1:14
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:05v median −0:58
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Block 07 5:31Running 7 3:56v median −1:10
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Block 08 8:09Running 8 4:28v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1175
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,175 men who finished.