The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Torsten Mertz finished 152nd of 164 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 1:58:50.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 7:05. A harder second half: 5:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cologne ran fast: the 1,229 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:24 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:14Running 1 5:22v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:17v median +0:32
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Block 03 12:09Running 3 5:51v median +0:41
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Block 04 18:41Running 4 5:58v median +0:52
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:25v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:58v median +0:48
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Block 07 17:29Running 7 5:49v median +0:34
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Block 08 22:00Running 8 9:42v median +3:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 162
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 162 men who finished.