The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Markus Welsch finished 205th of 494 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 1:21:39, faster than 59% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:11 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:29. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:22 faster at Cologne 2025 than at Karlsruhe 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 5:06v median +0:12
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:40v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 5:01v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:55Running 4 5:05v median +0:06
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:13v median +0:05
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:14v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:18v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 6:11v median −0:02
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.