The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Köln 2023, Benjamin Messner crossed the line in 1:13:45: 73rd of 446 men, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:51 on the median.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 3:07v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:17v median −1:06
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:51v median −1:10
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:39v median −1:17
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:50v median −1:18
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 4:48v median −1:11
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:00v median −0:56
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 3:45v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 429
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 429 men who finished.