The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marc Karas finished 932nd of 1,182 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 1:37:32.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:46 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:05 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:41 faster at Cologne 2025 than at Essen 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:09Running 1 5:46v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:21v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:47v median +0:49
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 6:17v median +1:16
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Block 05 10:31Running 5 5:50v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:27v median +0:24
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 5:32v median +0:26
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 7:12v median +0:58
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.