The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:05:30 at Cologne 2025 put Thorben Philipper 1,146th of 1,182 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:27 quicker than the median and 154th of 1,182. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:21 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:38 worse 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 11:03Running 1 6:05v median +1:15
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 5:54v median +1:15
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 6:00v median +1:02
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 6:19v median +1:18
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:38v median +1:30
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:31v median +1:28
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 6:29v median +1:23
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Block 08 23:54Running 8 8:31v median +2:17
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.