The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Volker Marks finished 784th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 1:31:23.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:02 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:33. The race faded late: the second half went 4:29 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 9:30Running 1 5:16v median +0:26
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:46v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 4:50v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:51v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:04v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:03v median +0:00
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Block 07 13:50Running 7 5:09v median +0:03
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Block 08 15:56Running 8 6:04v median −0:10
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.