The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cologne 2025, Niklas Friedel crossed the line in 1:17:55: 343rd of 1,182 men, faster than 71% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:20 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:03Running 1 4:36v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:12v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:51v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:35v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:46v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 4:41v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:29v median −0:37
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 5:12v median −1:02
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.