The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Christopher Franz at Copenhagen 2025: 1:07:36, 112th of 1,323 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:36, was faster than 97% of the field.
Copenhagen ran fast: the 796 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:59 quicker here than at their other races. 7:10 faster than at München 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:04v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 3:33v median −0:59
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 3:47v median −1:04
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Block 04 8:01Running 4 3:53v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 3:57v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:44Running 6 3:54v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 3:53v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:35Running 8 4:15v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1282
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,282 men who finished.