The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthias Zientek finished 264th of 494 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 1:25:54.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:39 quicker than the median and 161st of 494. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:10. The race faded late: the second half went 3:10 worse 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 8:41Running 1 4:38v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:23v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:28v median −0:28
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 4:34v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:36v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:44v median −0:17
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 5:41v median −0:32
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.