The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Aksel Ryustem at Cologne 2025: 1:09:21, 103rd of 1,182 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:20 quicker than the median and 75th of 1,182. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cologne gained about 0:24.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 4:00v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 3:53v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:08v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 4:08v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:11v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 4:03v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 4:07v median −0:59
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 5:06v median −1:08
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.