The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andreas Bretz finished 982nd of 1,182 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 1:40:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:38. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cologne gained about 0:24. Andreas Bretz's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:29Running 1 8:13v median +3:23
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:52v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 5:41v median +0:43
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 5:31v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:51v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:07v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 5:30v median +0:24
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Block 08 17:33Running 8 8:53v median +2:39
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.