The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Blunden finished 64th of 96 men in the Pro division at Cologne 2025, in 1:26:09.
The wall balls cost the most time: 2:28 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 1:02 faster than the average race this season, by 181 athletes who raced both. That was 2:13 off the time at Copenhagen 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:51v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:39v median +0:27
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 4:50v median +0:21
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 4:56v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:32Running 5 4:56v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 5:03v median +0:28
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:14v median +0:32
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Block 08 16:02Running 8 6:22v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 95
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 95 men who finished.