The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Burda finished 162nd of 164 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 2:13:18.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 13:47 worse 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 11:01Running 1 6:08v median +1:20
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 6:02v median +1:17
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:23v median +1:13
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Block 04 21:29Running 4 9:10v median +4:04
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Block 05 15:12Running 5 9:57v median +4:41
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Block 06 11:58Running 6 9:23v median +4:13
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Block 07 19:12Running 7 9:50v median +4:35
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Block 08 23:57Running 8 12:05v median +5:34
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.