The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for René Dau at Cologne 2025: 1:03:32, 26th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 3:28 quicker than the median and 5th of 1,182. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:11 faster at Cologne 2025 than at Hamburg 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:51v median −0:59
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 3:39v median −1:00
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Block 03 7:08Running 3 3:47v median −1:11
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Block 04 8:17Running 4 3:54v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:08Running 5 3:49v median −1:19
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 3:50v median −1:13
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Block 07 5:32Running 7 3:52v median −1:14
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 4:32v median −1:42
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.