The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mathias Groth finished 1,182nd of 1,182 men in the Open division at Cologne 2025, in 3:34:36.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 29:32 slower than the median. A harder second half: 34:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cologne gave the field time back: about 0:24 faster than the average race this season, by 1,229 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:37Running 1 7:48v median +2:58
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Block 02 12:03Running 2 7:59v median +3:20
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Block 03 17:24Running 3 10:15v median +5:17
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Block 04 24:33Running 4 9:34v median +4:33
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Block 05 18:09Running 5 12:29v median +7:21
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Block 06 17:10Running 6 12:46v median +7:43
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Block 07 46:52Running 7 12:12v median +7:06
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Block 08 34:16Running 8 15:38v median +9:24
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.