The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Hamburg 2026, Paul Metzkow crossed the line in 1:25:44: 501st of 1,103 men, faster than 55% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:38 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:18 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:37v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:08v median +0:04
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Block 03 12:20Running 3 5:31v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:26v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:26v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:20v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 5:06v median −0:30
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 4:26v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.