The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sebastian Schmitz finished 121st of 494 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 1:15:47, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:17 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:36 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:49 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 4:49v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:16v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 4:23v median −0:33
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 4:25v median −0:34
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:23v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:14v median −0:47
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Block 07 6:34Running 7 4:07v median −0:57
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 4:51v median −1:22
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.