The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Biela finished 270th of 494 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 1:26:08.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:24 faster than the average race this season, by 1,229 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 4:56v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:01v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 5:07v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:17v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:13v median +0:12
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 5:18v median +0:14
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 6:14v median +0:01
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.