The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cologne 2025, Andreas Thiel crossed the line in 1:21:46: 466th of 1,182 men, faster than 61% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:06 quicker than the median and 238th of 1,182. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 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 9:15Running 1 5:13v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:59v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:31v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 5:30v median +0:29
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:20v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:31v median +0:28
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Block 07 9:33Running 7 5:31v median +0:25
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 6:30v median +0:16
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.