The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marco Schäfer finished 1,140th of 1,182 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 2:03:23.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:26 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:58 faster at Cologne 2025 than at Frankfurt 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 5:51v median +1:01
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 6:31v median +1:52
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Block 03 13:09Running 3 7:03v median +2:05
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Block 04 18:52Running 4 8:00v median +2:59
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Block 05 14:06Running 5 8:43v median +3:35
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Block 06 10:19Running 6 8:11v median +3:08
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Block 07 15:18Running 7 8:11v median +3:05
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Block 08 18:20Running 8 10:42v median +4:28
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.