The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2026, Philipp Plöger crossed the line in 1:24:41: 466th of 1,103 men, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:08 quicker than the median and 181st of 1,103. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Hamburg 2026 and Barcelona 2026 were 2:28 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:25v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:03v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:17v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:44v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:32v median +0:48
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:56v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 5:53v median +0:17
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 5:22v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 550
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 550 men who finished.