The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:05 at Cologne 2025 put Norman Van Den Boom 321st of 494 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:04 quicker than the median and 61st of 494. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:33 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:11 faster at Cologne 2025 than at Hamburg 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 5:17v median +0:23
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Block 02 8:21Running 2 5:05v median +0:25
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 5:21v median +0:25
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 5:20v median +0:21
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:17v median +0:09
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:15v median +0:14
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 5:11v median +0:07
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Block 08 12:45Running 8 6:17v median +0:04
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.