The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:01:33 at Cologne 2025 put Merlin Bittlinger 472nd of 494 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:02. The race faded late: the second half went 13:17 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. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Merlin Bittlinger.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:14v median +0:20
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:18v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 5:52v median +0:56
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 6:08v median +1:09
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:08v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 5:57v median +0:56
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 5:45v median +0:41
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Block 08 26:28Running 8 8:40v median +2:27
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.