The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:25 at Cologne 2025 put Gregor Mertgen 216th of 494 men in the Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:14 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 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 9:39Running 1 5:24v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:10v median +0:30
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:57v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 4:58v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:12v median +0:04
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 5:03v median +0:02
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 5:07v median +0:03
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Block 08 11:09Running 8 6:06v median −0:07
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.